Patent ID: 11917083
Assignee: VMWARE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. The process of claim 1 wherein performing attestation of the SNIC comprises:
requesting an endorsement key (“EK”) certificate from the SNIC by the security authority;
in response to receiving a request for the EK certificate, requesting the EK certificate from the first TPM by the SNIC;
forwarding the EK certificate from the SNIC to the security authority;
requesting a platform configuration register (“PCR”) value, event log of the SNIC, and an attestation identification key (“AIK”) from the SNIC in response to the security authority verifying the EK certificate is authentic;
in response to receiving a request for the PCR value, the event log of the SNIC, and the AIK, requesting the PCR value and AIK from the first TPM by the SNIC;
retrieving the event log of the SNIC from memory of the SNIC; and
forwarding the PCR, the event log of the SNIC, and the AIK from the SNIC to the security authority; and
verifying trustworthiness of the SNIC based on contents of the PCR, the event log of the SNIC, and the AIK.