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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Louis P. Gomes, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Peter Oberparleiter, Dettenhausen, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided for preventing malicious code injection during Initial Program Load (IPL). A secure code loading attributes block (SCLAB) is appended to a variable sized signed binary code component to generate a combined component. The variable sized signed binary code component is Operating System (OS) code for an initial program load (IPL) process. The SCLAB comprises contents that include a length field, an identifier, flag fields, a load program status word (PSW) and a load address. The combined component is digitally signed. During IPL, the unsigned component table entries associated with the signed component are verified against the SCLAB contents.