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Logging in secure enclaves

US9189411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Francis X. McKeen · Portland, US
Michael A. Goldsmith · Lake Oswego, US
Barrey E. Huntley · Hillsboro, US
Simon P. Johnson · Beaverton, US
Rebekah Leslie · Portland, US
Carlos V. Rozas · Portland, US
Uday Savagaonkar · Redmond, US
Vincent R. Scarlata · Beaverton, US
Vedvyas Shanbhogue · Austin, US
Wesley H. Smith · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/452
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of an invention for logging in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction having an associated enclave page cache address. The execution unit is to execute the instruction without causing a virtual machine exit, wherein execution of the instruction includes logging the instruction and the associated enclave page cache address.

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