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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Kenneth Alexander Nicolson, Hyogo, JP;
Hideki Matsushima, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Takayama, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Haga, Nara, JP;
Manabu Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Kenneth Alexander Nicolson, Hyogo, JP;
Hideki Matsushima, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Takayama, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Haga, Nara, JP;
Manabu Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method for executing a predetermined software component which is verifiable against integrity measurements, the method including (i) providing a first mapping from logical identifiers to software component enabled status flags, (ii) providing a second mapping from the logical identifiers and previous software component statuses information to actual integrity measurement certificates containing verification data, (iii) looking up the first mapping for a given logical identifier identifying the predetermined software component to get a status flag indicating whether the predetermined software component is enabled, (iv) if the status flag indicates that the predetermined software component is not enabled, updating a current integrity measurement stored within a disabled integrity measurement certificate, and (v) if the status flag indicates that the predetermined software component is enabled and verification of the predetermined software component is successful, updating a current integrity measurement stored within an integrity measurement certificate.