Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure platform voucher service for software components within an execution environment
- Patent Title (中): 在执行环境中的软件组件的安全平台凭证服务
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Application No.: US11864573Application Date: 2007-09-28
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Publication No.: US08132003B2Publication Date: 2012-03-06
- Inventor: David Durham , Hormuzd M. Khosravi , Uri Blumenthal , Men Long
- Applicant: David Durham , Hormuzd M. Khosravi , Uri Blumenthal , Men Long
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Garrett IP, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract:
Embodiments of apparatus, articles, methods, and systems for secure platform voucher service for software components within an execution environment are generally described herein. An embodiment includes the ability for a Virtual Machine Monitor, Operating System Monitor, or other underlying platform capability to restrict memory regions for access only by specifically authenticated, authorized and verified software components, even when part of an otherwise compromised operating system environment. A provisioning remote entity or gateway only needs to know a platform's public key or certificate hierarchy in order to receive verification proof for any component in the platform. The verification proof or voucher helps to assure to the remote entity that no man-in-the-middle, rootkit, spyware or other malware running in the platform or on the network will have access to the provisioned material. The underlying platform to lock and unlock secrets on behalf of the authenticated/authorized/verified software component provided in protected memory regions only accessible to the authenticated/authorized/verified software component. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080022129A1 SECURE PLATFORM VOUCHER SERVICE FOR SOFTWARE COMPONENTS WITHIN AN EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2008-01-24
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