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Providing temporary exclusive hardware access to virtual machine while performing user authentication

US8806481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2010
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2032

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  • 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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