System and method for supporting secure subsystems in a client hosted virtualization system
US8751781B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An client hosted virtualization system includes an authentication device, a processor and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system authenticates a virtual machine image, launches a portion of the virtual machine that initiates an authentication session with the authentication device, receives an authentication object from the authentication device, sends the authentication object to the portion of the virtual machine, and launches another portion of the virtual machine. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager.
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