System and method for pre-boot authentication of a secure client hosted virtualization in an information handling system
US8589702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client hosted virtualization system (CHVS) includes a processor to execute code, a component, and a non-volatile memory. The non volatile memory includes BIOS code and code to implement a virtualization manager. The virtualization manager is operable to initialize the CHVS, launch a virtual machine on the CHVS, and assign the component to the virtual machine, such that the virtual machine has control of the component. The CHVS is configurable to execute the BIOS and not the virtualization manager, or to execute the virtualization manager and not the BIOS.
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