Securing virtual machine data
US9354927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a method including: (a) representing virtual primary disk data and state data of a virtual machine in a unit of storage; (b) exposing the virtual primary disk data of the virtual machine to a guest of the virtual machine to allow the guest to access the virtual primary disk data; and (c) preventing the guest from accessing the state data for the virtual machine.
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