Launching A Secure Kernel In A Multiprocessor System

In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes verifying a master processor of a system; validating a trusted agent with the master processor if the master processor is verified; and launching the trusted agent on a plurality of processors of the system if the trusted agent is validat...

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Main Authors Greiner Robert J, Rankin Linda J, Vaid Kushagra, Yousif Mazin S, Sutton James A, Schoinas Ioannis T, Grawrock David W, Wilson John H, Wiseman Willard M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.04.2017
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Summary:In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes verifying a master processor of a system; validating a trusted agent with the master processor if the master processor is verified; and launching the trusted agent on a plurality of processors of the system if the trusted agent is validated. After execution of such a trusted agent, a secure kernel may then be launched, in certain embodiments. The system may be a multiprocessor server system having a partially or fully connected topology with arbitrary point-to-point interconnects, for example.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615292301