Binding a virtual security processor to a physical security processor

Abstract

In some examples, a virtual manager in an electronic device generates a seed based on a first key stored in a physical security processor of the electronic device. The virtual manager initializes a virtual security processor by providing the seed to the virtual security processor. The electronic device creates, in the virtual security processor, a virtual security processor key based on the seed, and a virtual security processor certificate based on the virtual security processor key. The virtual security processor key is bound to the physical security processor based on the virtual security processor key being generated from the first key stored in the physical security processor. An identity of a virtual entity in the electronic device is included in the virtual security processor certificate.