Techniques for booting from an encrypted virtual hard disk
US8924700B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45558
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for booting from an encrypted hard disk are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for booting from an encrypted virtual hard disk comprising booting a computing device from an encrypted virtual hard disk in a booting environment and authenticating an encryption password associated with the encrypted virtual hard disk. The method may comprise decrypting, via at least one computer processor, the encrypted virtual hard disk using the encryption password based at least in part on an authentication of the encryption password.
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