Binding a trusted virtual machine to a trusted host computer
US10853494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of authenticating software executing in a computer system includes verifying first software executing on the computer system, the software including a hypervisor, verifying second software executing in a virtual machine (VM) managed by the hypervisor, generating a binding key having public and private portions, signing an object to identifies the VM using the private portion of the binding key, and verifying a signature of the object using a public portion of the binding key.
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