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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Prashant Dewan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kapil Sood, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kumar N. Dwarakanath, Folsom, CA (US);
Ioannis T. Schoinas, Portland, OR (US);
William A. Stevens, Jr., Folsom, CA (US);
Ned M. Smith, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processor has at least one core to execute instructions, a security engine coupled to the at least one core, a first storage to store a first immutable key associated with a vendor of the processor, and a second storage to store a second immutable key associated with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the system. A first portion of firmware is to be verified based at least in part on the first immutable key and a second portion of firmware is to be verified based at least in part on the second immutable key, the first portion of firmware associated with the vendor and the second portion of firmware associated with the OEM. Other embodiments are described and claimed.