Patent · US Active

Enabling late-binding of security features via configuration security controller for accelerator devices

US11763043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Alpa Trivedi · Hillsboro, US
Steffen Schulz · Darmstadt, DE
Patrick Koeberl · Hähnlein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2020
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L9/0841
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus to facilitate enabling late-binding of security features via configuration security controller for accelerator devices is disclosed. The apparatus includes a security controller to initialize as part of a secure boot and attestation chain of trust; receive configuration data for portions of the security controller, the portions comprising components of the security controller capable of re-programming; verify and validate the configuration data to as originating from a secure and trusted source; and responsive to successful verification and validation of the configuration data, re-program the portions of the security controller based on the configuration data.

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