Providing temporary exclusive hardware access to virtual machine while performing user authentication
US8806481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes an authentication service running in a virtual machine. The authentication service uses the hardware components of the computer system in performing a user authentication process and responds to a remote call from another virtual machine by performing the user authentication process and returning a result.
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