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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Tasneem Brutch, Cornelius, OR (US);
Alok Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Vincent Scarlata, Beaverton, OR (US);
Faraz A. Siddiqi, Portland, OR (US);
Ned M. Smith, Beaverton, OR (US);
Willard M. Wiseman, Tigard, OR (US);
Tasneem Brutch, Cornelius, OR (US);
Alok Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Vincent Scarlata, Beaverton, OR (US);
Faraz A. Siddiqi, Portland, OR (US);
Ned M. Smith, Beaverton, OR (US);
Willard M. Wiseman, Tigard, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present subject matter related to trusted computing, and more particularly, to virtual trusted platform module keys rooted in a hardware trusted platform module. Some embodiments include a trusted platform virtualization module operable to capture virtual machine trusted platform module calls and operates to generate, maintain, and utilize hardware trusted platform module keys on behalf of the one or more virtual machines. Some embodiments include virtual trusted platform module keys having a public portion on top of an private portion including an encrypted hardware trusted platform module key.