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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Milind Girkar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jason W. Brandt, Austin, TX (US);

Michael LeMay, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processor core that includes a token generator circuit is to execute a first instruction in response to initialization of a software program that requests access to protected data output by a cryptographic operation. To execute the first instruction, the processor core is to: retrieve a key that is to be used by the cryptographic operation; trigger the token generator circuit to generate an authorization token; cryptographically encode the key and the authorization token within a key handle; store the key handle in memory; and embed the authorization token within a cryptographic instruction that is to perform the cryptographic operation. The cryptographic instruction may be associated with a first logical compartment of the software program that is authorized access to the protected data.


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