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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Leigh Griffin, Kilmacthomas, IE;
Pierre-Yves Chibon, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, FR;
Assignee:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods include storing, in a first base boot partition, an image of a first base operating system; storing, in a first overlay boot partition, a first overlay file system comprising a first encrypted file; configuring the first overlay boot partition to boot the image of the first base operating system from the first base boot partition and install the first overlay filesystem; and responsive to detecting an attempt to access the first encrypted file, designating the first base boot partition as an active boot partition.