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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Pablo Martinez De La Cruz, Madrid, ES;
Miguel Angel Garcia Martin, Madrid, ES;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a container () providing a service to a user in a cloud environment, wherein the container is generated from a container image () which comprises an encrypted software package, the container image further comprising a decryption entity, wherein the method comprises the steps of receiving a message to set up the container () out of the container image (), the message comprising an access identifier allowing access to a restricted area () to which the access is not provided without the access identifier, the restricted area comprising a plurality of decryption keys, and accessing the restricted area () using the access identifier received with the message, and retrieving a decryption key from the restricted area () based on the access identifier, and decrypting the encrypted software package with the retrieved decryption key in order to generate a decrypted software package, providing the service to the user based on the decrypted software package.