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Computing device including a port and a guest domain

  • US 9,213,829 B2
  • Filed: 07/12/2011
  • Issued: 12/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device comprising:

  • a virtual machine monitor (VMM);

    a plurality of virtual domains isolated from one another by the VMM, the plurality of virtual domains comprising a first guest domain and a privileged domain;

    peripheral related instructions isolated from the first guest domain; and

    a port to connect a peripheral device,the privileged domain to cause the peripheral related instructions to be executed to identify the peripheral device, wherein the peripheral related instructions upon execution prevent the first guest domain from communicating with the peripheral device in response to determining that the peripheral device is malicious.

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