Method, system, and device for securely handling virtual function driver communications with a physical function driver
US8756689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an input/output virtualization-enabled computing environment, a device, method, and system for securely handling virtual function driver communications with a physical function driver of a computing device includes maintaining communication profiles for virtual function drivers and applying the communication profiles to communications from the virtual function drivers to the physical function driver, to determine whether the communications present a security and/or performance condition. The device, method and system may disable a virtual function driver if a security and/or performance condition is detected.
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