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Logging in secure enclaves

US9665724B2 · 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 M. Leslie-Hurd · 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
Gilbert Neiger · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2015
Grant date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2035

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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