Apparatus and method for establishing trust
US7437568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer apparatus comprising a receiver for receiving an integrity metric for a computer entity via a trusted device associated with the computer entity, the integrity metric having values for a plurality of characteristics associated with the computer entity; a controller for assigning a trust level to the computer entity from a plurality of trust levels, wherein the assigned trust level is based upon the value of at least one of the characteristics of the received integrity metric.
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