System and method for managing secret information using virtualization

A distributed computer system and method for managing secret information for virtual entities in the distributed computer system utilizes multiple secret storage service entities to provide secret information to a virtual entity to be hosted in a host computer in the distributed computer system. At...

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Main Authors Patil, Amit Vasant, Sundararaman, Sujatha, Jahid, Sonia, Zhang, Jianqing, Chandrashekhar, Ganesan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.12.2019
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A distributed computer system and method for managing secret information for virtual entities in the distributed computer system utilizes multiple secret storage service entities to provide secret information to a virtual entity to be hosted in a host computer in the distributed computer system. At least one piece of the secret information for the virtual entity is distributed to the multiple secret storage service entities to provide the secret information to the virtual entity using the at least one piece of the secret information from one of the multiple secret storage service entities.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715402240