Platform measurement collection mechanism
US11416370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3404
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to collect firmware measurement data at a computing system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of agents, each including a non-volatile memory storing firmware executed to perform a function associated with the agent, verification logic to generate measurement data by verifying the integrity of the firmware and a register to store the measurement data, and a processor to execute an instruction to collect firmware measurement data from each of the plurality of agents.
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