Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Event log tamper resistance
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Application No.: US16595563Application Date: 2019-10-08
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Publication No.: US11295031B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Michael Kuan , Scott Ballentine , Anthony Thomas Sofia
- 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 Teddi Maranzano
- Main IPC: G06F21/62
- IPC: G06F21/62 ; G06F21/88 ; G06F21/64 ; G06F21/60

Abstract:
Embodiments are described for generating, by the processor, a first event record in response to an event being performed by the computer and generating, by the processor, a first tamper resistance record in response to the first event record being generated. The first tamper resistance record includes a first signature is created based at least in part on the first event record and a second signature is created based at least in part on the first event record. Aspects also includes validating the first event record based on the first signature and the second signature in the first tamper resistance record in response to a request to detect tampering of the first event record.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210103674A1 EVENT LOG TAMPER RESISTANCE Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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