Attesting a Component of a System During a Boot Process
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1. A method for attesting a component of a system during a boot process, comprising steps of:
- verifying that the system is in a trusted state;
in response to verifying that the system is in a trusted state, requesting an enrollment of the system, wherein the requesting step further comprises retrieving enrollment data associated with the system;
retrieving current input data associated with the component of the system;
comparing the current input data against the enrollment data in order to determine whether the system can retain its trusted state;
if the current input data matches the enrollment data in response to the comparing step, the system retains its trusted state; and
accepting the trusted state until receipt of a notification, from the system having a retained trusted state, of an update to the system.
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Abstract
A method for attesting a component of a system during a boot process. The method comprises the steps of: verifying that the system is in a trusted state; in response to verifying that the system is in a trusted state, requesting an enrollment of the system wherein the requesting step further comprises the step of: retrieving enrollment data associated with the system; retrieving current input data associated with the component of the system; comparing the current input data against the enrollment data in order to determine whether the system can retain its trusted state; wherein in response to the comparing step, if the current input data matches the enrollment data, the system retains its trusted state; and accepting the trusted state until receipt of a notification, from the system having a retained trusted state, of an update to the system.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for attesting a component of a system during a boot process, comprising steps of:
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verifying that the system is in a trusted state; in response to verifying that the system is in a trusted state, requesting an enrollment of the system, wherein the requesting step further comprises retrieving enrollment data associated with the system; retrieving current input data associated with the component of the system; comparing the current input data against the enrollment data in order to determine whether the system can retain its trusted state; if the current input data matches the enrollment data in response to the comparing step, the system retains its trusted state; and accepting the trusted state until receipt of a notification, from the system having a retained trusted state, of an update to the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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