Firmware interface runtime environment protection field
US7546447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/575
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for protecting a firmware runtime environment are described herein. In one embodiment, a process example is provided to retrieve a first key from a secure store of a firmware within a platform, the firmware including an initialization table for initializing the platform, and verify the initialization table using the first key retrieved from the secure store during an initialization of the platform. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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