Remote provisioning of secure systems for mandatory control
US7424610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for remotely provisioning an operating system for implementing mandatory access controls on a computer system. According to one embodiment, platform credentials may be associated with a hardware trusted computing base (TCB) of a target computer system, and a mandatory access control (MAC)-based operating system may be remotely provisioned on the target computer system.
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