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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Eustace Ngwa Asanghanwa, Kirkland, WA (US);
Arjmand Samuel, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/12 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/123 (2013.01); H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 9/0866 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
Creating a certificate for a software module. A method includes obtaining a public key for a software module. The method includes obtaining a public key for a software module implemented on a hardware device. The method further includes creating a certificate using the public key by signing the public key using a hardware protected key and hardware protected compute elements. The hardware protected key is protected by a protected portion of the hardware device, and not accessible outside of the protected portion of the hardware device.