Method and system for identity-based authentication of virtual machines
US9027087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cloud computing system configured to run virtual machine instances is disclosed. The cloud computing system assigns an identity to each virtual machine instance. When the virtual machine instance accesses initial configuration resources, it provides this identity to the resources to authenticate itself. This allows for flexible and extensible initial configuration of virtual machine instances.
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