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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2014
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Utz Bacher, Schoenbuch, DE;

Einar Lueck, Stuttgart, DE;

Stefan Raspl, Bondorf, DE;

Thomas Spatzier, Sindelfingen, DE;

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45587 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to providing isolated entropy elements for a virtual machine to increase entropy in a computing environment. At least one virtual machine is deployed on a hypervisor. The hypervisor generates entropy elements based on triggers related to a virtual machine. Identifiers are assigned to the entropy elements based on the triggers and the virtual machine. Use of the entropy elements is restricted for the virtual machine based on the assigned identifiers. The increase in entropy through providing isolated entropy elements for a virtual machine deployed on a hypervisor reduces the success of external attacks on data residing within the computing environment.


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