Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for the secure processing of confidential content within a virtual machine of a processor
- Patent Title (中): 用于在处理器的虚拟机内安全处理机密内容的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12331295Application Date: 2008-12-09
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Publication No.: US08868925B2Publication Date: 2014-10-21
- Inventor: David Wyatt , Haixia Shi , Jeffrey Scott Tuckey
- Applicant: David Wyatt , Haixia Shi , Jeffrey Scott Tuckey
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Zilka-Kotab, PC
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F21/53 ; G06F21/84

Abstract:
A secure virtual machine system, method, and computer program product implemented on a processor are provided for processing a third party's content for output. At least one processor is provided. Additionally, at least one secure virtual machine implemented on the processor is provided for interpreting a second party's program that processes and outputs a third party's content. The virtual machine system abstracts the underlying processor hardware allowing implementation variations across products to execute the same program identically. Furthermore, the scope of the programmable operations, the types of input & output variables, and execution of programs within the processor, is deliberately constrained within the virtual machine environment, in order to mitigate potential security leaks by programs, and to ensure confidentiality of second party's secrets, and third party's content as managed by the second party's program.
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