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Technology to protect virtual machines from malicious virtual machine managers

US10769272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2017
Grant dateSep 8, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that associates a key domain of a plurality of key domains with a customer boot image, receives the customer boot image from the customer, and verifies the integrity of the customer boot image that is to be securely installed at memory locations determined from an untrusted privileged entity (e.g., a virtual machine manager).

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