Extended trusted computing base

Details Extended trusted computing base Extended trusted computing base

2007-11-15

2010-10-26

Pyzocha, Michael (Department: 2437)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S100000, C713S192000, C713S194000, C726S034000

Reexamination Certificate

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07822966

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for extending a trusted computing base (TCB). According to one embodiment, a first level trusted computing base (TCB) is generated having hardware components including a trusted platform module (TPM), and an extended TCB is formed by adding a second level software-based TCB to the first level TCB, and properties associated with the first level TCB are transferred to the second level TCB.

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