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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Stefan Thom, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert Karl Spiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Magnus BO Gustaf Nyström, Sammamish, WA (US);
David R. Wooten, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Thom, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert Karl Spiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Magnus Bo Gustaf Nyström, Sammamish, WA (US);
David R. Wooten, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one or more aspects, a representation of a configuration of a firmware environment of a device is generated. A secret of the device is obtained, and a platform secret is generated based on both the firmware environment configuration representation and the secret of the device. One or more keys can be generated based on the platform secret.