Methods for identifying the guarantor of an application
View Patent ↗Third-party applications for platforms are linked to identified individuals that guarantee the security of the applications. The linkage is achieved by acquiring one or more biometric records of the individual guarantor, storing those records as a signature in a database, assigning a unique identifier to the signature, and embedding that unique identifier in the executable file of the application. The signature of the guarantor can be compared to other stored signatures of other guarantors to check for individuals posing under multiple aliases. The signature of a guarantor linked to a malicious application can be flagged so that a subsequent application guaranteed by the same individual can be disapproved.
1. A method for providing an application for a platform, the method comprising:
receiving an executable file by a first computing system;
embedding an identifier of a signature of a guarantor into the executable file, the signature of the guarantor comprising at least one biometric record; and
making the executable file available for use.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the platform comprises a mobile operating system.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the platform comprises a website.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating the signature of the guarantor.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein generating the signature of the guarantor includes storing a biometric record of the guarantor as one record of the signature.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein generating the signature of the guarantor includes storing a video of the guarantor.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein generating the signature of the guarantor includes storing a digital representation of a nucleic acid sequence derived from the guarantor.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising approving the executable file.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein approving the executable file includes comparing a record of the signature of the guarantor against previously stored records of signatures.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising signing the executable file without using the signature.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein making the executable file available includes posting the executable file for downloading.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein making the executable file available includes posting the executable file for use as a service.
13. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining the identifier before embedding the identifier, wherein determining the identifier consists of assigning a numeric or alphanumeric string to be the identifier, where the numeric or alphanumeric string is not derived from biometric information.
14. A method comprising:
receiving an executable file by a first computing system;
generating a signature of a guarantor of the executable file by storing a biometric record as at least one record of the signature of the guarantor; and
matching a record of the signature to a record of another signature stored in a database.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein generating the signature of the guarantor includes storing a video of the guarantor.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein generating the signature of the guarantor includes storing a digital representation of a nucleic acid sequence derived from the guarantor.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the executable file comprises an application image.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the record that is matched comprises the biometric record.