Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure platform voucher service for software components within an execution environment
- Patent Title (中): 在执行环境中的软件组件的安全平台凭证服务
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Application No.: US13412382Application Date: 2012-03-05
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Publication No.: US08499151B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: David Durham , Hormuzd M. Khosravi , Uri Blumenthal , Men Long
- Applicant: David Durham , Hormuzd M. Khosravi , Uri Blumenthal , Men Long
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Garrett IP, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract:
Apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for secure platform voucher service for software within an execution environment. An embodiment includes the ability for a Virtual Machine Monitor, Operating System Monitor, or other underlying platform capability to restrict memory regions for access only by authenticated, authorized and verified software components. A provisioning remote entity or gateway only needs to know a platform's public key or certificate hierarchy to receive verification for any component. The verification or voucher helps assure to the remote entity that no malware running in the platform or on the network will have access to provisioned material. The underlying platform to lock and unlock secrets on behalf of the authenticated/authorized/verified software component provided in protected memory regions only accessible to the software component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120226903A1 SECURE PLATFORM VOUCHER SERVICE FOR SOFTWARE COMPONENTS WITHIN AN EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2012-09-06
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