Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure logging for host security module
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Application No.: US15277215Application Date: 2016-09-27
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Publication No.: US10256981B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Richard V. Kisley , Mark D. Marik , Michael J. Miele , Tamas Visegrady
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Agent William Kinnaman
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00 ; H04L9/32 ; G06F21/72 ; G06F17/30 ; G06F21/64

Abstract:
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for secure logging of host security module. In some embodiments, an event may be received. The event may include data to be written to a secure log file. A hash may be generated using data of the event. The hash may be stored in a first field of an event record associated with the event. The event record may be stored in the secure log file. The hash may be stored in a second field of a next event record in the secure log file.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180091311A1 SECURE LOGGING FOR HOST SECURITY MODULE Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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