Information security – Access control or authentication – Network
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2008-10-28
Barron, Jr., Gilberto (Department: 2132)
Information security
Access control or authentication
Network
C726S009000, C713S161000, C713S168000, C709S227000, C709S229000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07444670
ABSTRACT:
A migration scheme for virtualized Trusted Platform Modules is presented. The procedure is capable of securely migrating an instance of a virtual Trusted Platform Module from one physical platform to another. A virtual Trusted Platform Module instance's state is downloaded from a source virtual Trusted Platform Module and all its state information is encrypted using a hybrid of public and symmetric key cryptography. The encrypted state is transferred to the target physical platform, decrypted and the state of the virtual Trusted Platform Module instance is rebuilt.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2006/0256106 (2006-11-01), Scarlata et al.
Berger Stefan
Goldman Kenneth A.
Sailer Reiner
Barron Jr. Gilberto
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jordan Kevin M.
Nobahar Abdulhakim
Williams Brandon G.
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