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Hardware-based authentication of a software program

US7739517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Ravi L. Sahita · Portland, US
Travis T. Schluessler · Hillsboro, US
David M. Durham · Beaverton, US
Amir Zinaty · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2005
Grant date	Jun 15, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Identity of software is authenticated with hardware on a system. The hardware may be accessible to the operating system, making the mechanisms available to software makers. The identity of the software may be authenticated using fundamental properties of the software itself, providing greater security than merely relying on transferable identifiers, for example, keys.

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