Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-08
2009-06-09
Butler, Dennis M (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S100000, C726S002000, C726S027000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07546447
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for protecting a firmware runtime environment are described herein. In one embodiment, a process example is provided to retrieve a first key from a secure store of a firmware within a platform, the firmware including an initialization table for initializing the platform, and verify the initialization table using the first key retrieved from the secure store during an initialization of the platform. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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Chen Lechong
Jin Feng
Xing Bin
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Butler Dennis M
Intel Corporation
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