APPLICATION ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

A method and apparatus of access control in an electronic apparatus implementing the method are provided. According to various embodiments, the method of operating an electronic apparatus includes: setting a volatile memory as a first area and a second area by a processor of the electronic apparatus including the volatile memory to further increase security of the volatile memory greater than that of the first area; temporarily storing first information drawn from hardware or firmware in the second area by the processor; temporarily storing second information in the second area by the processor; recognizing an access request for the second information of an application program temporarily stored in the first area; and authenticating using at least a portion of the application program in the second area by the processor. Other embodiments are possible.