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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);

Inventors:

Theofrastos Koulouris, Bristol, GB;

Geoffrey Ndu, Bristol, GB;

Nigel J. Edwards, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/52 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3242 (2013.01); G06F 21/52 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.05); H04L 2209/88 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique includes receiving, by a monitoring agent, heartbeat messages that are associated with a status of a process of a computer system. The technique includes determining, by the monitoring agent and based on the heartbeat messages, whether the process has an expected state. The determination includes authenticating a given heartbeat message based on a content of the given heartbeat message and an expected integrity measurement of the process. The technique includes initiating, by the monitoring agent, a responsive action to counter tampering with the process responsive to the determination of whether the process has an expected state.


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