Platform and method for issuing and certifying a hardware-protected attestation key
US6996710B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for certifying an attestation key comprises generating a remote attestation key pair within a platform and producing a certificate. The certificate includes a public attestation key to attest that a private attestation key, corresponding to the public attestation key, is stored in hardware-protected memory.
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