User trusted device for detecting a virtualized environment
US9589128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/566
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is notably directed to a method for enabling a computer (101) to boot from a user trusted device (10), the user trusted device (10) comprising a connection interface (12) enabling connection (S2) with said computer (101), the method comprising: enabling (S3) said computer (101) to start booting from the user trusted device (10) upon connection (S2) of the user trusted device with said computer (101) via said connection interface (12); instructing a processor (105) of the computer (101) to execute (S7) virtualization sensitive code and issue (S8) completion data upon completion of execution, which completion data depends on the virtualization sensitive code and its execution by the processor (105); determining (S9-S14), based on said completion data, whether the execution was not performed in a virtualized environment; and enabling (S15) said computer (101) to complete booting from the user trusted device (10) upon determining that the execution was not performed in a virtualized environment. The invention is further directed to a user trusted device enabling this method and to related systems.
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