Key throttling to mitigate unauthorized file access

A file system extension for an endpoint controls access to files by selectively decrypting files under certain conditions. Where a pattern of access to the files suggests malicious and/or automated file access activity, the file system extension may limit the rate of file access by regulating the ra...

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Hauptverfasser: Schutz, Harald, Merry, Anthony John, Ray, Kenneth D, Humphries, Russell
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Zusammenfassung:A file system extension for an endpoint controls access to files by selectively decrypting files under certain conditions. Where a pattern of access to the files suggests malicious and/or automated file access activity, the file system extension may limit the rate of file access by regulating the rate at which decryption is provided to requesting processes.