Patent · US Expired

File checking using remote signing authority via a network

US7096497B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by

177References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Carl M. Ellison · Portland, US
Roger Golliver · Beaverton, US
Howard C. Herbert · Phoenix, US
Derrick C. Lin · San Mateo, US
Francis X. McKeen · Portland, US
Gilbert Neiger · Hillsboro, US
Ken Reneris · Wilbraham, US
James A. Sutton · Portland, US
Shreekant S. Thakkar · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2001
Grant date	Aug 22, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/645
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A file is sent to a remote signing authority via a network. The signing authority checks the file and provides a signature indicating file integrity of the file. The signature returned from the signing authority via the network is verified.

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