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US08261054B2 Method and apparatus for virtualization of a multi-context hardware trusted platform module (TPM)
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用于虚拟化多上下文硬件可信平台模块(TPM)的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for virtualization of a multi-context hardware trusted platform module (TPM)
- Patent Title (中): 用于虚拟化多上下文硬件可信平台模块(TPM)的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13222382Application Date: 2011-08-31
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Publication No.: US08261054B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Ned M. Smith
- Applicant: Ned M. Smith
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F1/24
- IPC: G06F1/24 ; G06F9/00

Abstract:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a request for a trusted platform module (TPM) operation from a virtual machine, determining whether the request is for a modification of a TPM version, and associating part of a multi-context hardware TPM with a virtual TPM (vTPM) to enable the modification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110314472A1 Method And Apparatus For Virtualization Of A Multi-Context Hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Public/Granted day:2011-12-22
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