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System and method for execution of a secured environment initialization instruction

  • US 10,031,759 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2015
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A processor comprising:

  • a trusted memory of the processor to support secure initialization operations;

    secure initialization logic of the processor to establish a root of trust for a secure execution environment;

    execution logic of the processor to execute secure initialization program code within the secure execution environment, at least a portion of the secure initialization program code to be copied into the trusted memory;

    the execution logic to validate the secure initialization program code prior to execution; and

    the execution logic to validate a virtual machine monitor (VMM) and copy the VMM to a trusted system memory area within the secure execution environment.

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