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Patent No.:

US 11069786 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2019

Controlling execution of software by combining secure boot and trusted boot features

Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventor:

Kenneth A. Goldman, Norwalk, CT (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Mohammed Waliullah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/265 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/42376 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); H01L 21/265 (2013.01); H01L 21/82385 (2013.01); H01L 21/823468 (2013.01); H01L 21/823821 (2013.01); H01L 27/0924 (2013.01); H01L 27/1211 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/7843 (2013.01); H01L 29/7848 (2013.01); H01L 21/823842 (2013.01);
Abstract

Controlling execution of software is provided. In response to receiving an input to execute a software module on a data processing system, a set of measurements are performed on the software module performing a process to prepare the software module for execution on the data processing system. In response to determining that the set of measurements meets a predetermined criterion, an authorization to proceed with the process of preparing the software module for execution on the data processing system is requested from a trusted third party computer. In response to receiving the authorization to proceed with the process of preparing the software module for execution on the data processing system from the trusted third party computer, the software module is executed.

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