Information security – Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-30
2010-02-23
Dada, Beemnet W (Department: 2435)
Information security
Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07669242
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of a method and system for detecting and confirming an agent presence are disclosed herein. The agent presence can be confirmed by a secure management engine configured to execute in a secure execution environment. In various embodiments, a secure execution environment includes a service processor, a virtual partition, and an embedded microcontroller. The management engine is configured to monitor a signal communicated from the agent. Based on the monitored signal, an analysis determines an operational state of the agent. Embodiments include remote management applicability for monitoring a host agent.
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Hahn Scott
Sahita Ravi
Schluessler Travis
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Dada Beemnet W
Intel Corporation
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