Patent ID: 11868476
Assignee: HYPORI, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method for facilitating boot-specific key access, the method comprising:
generating a first boot identifier in response to a request to boot a virtual device;
generating a second boot identifier in response to the request to boot the virtual device, where the second boot identifier is associated with a trusted virtual device;
generating and obtaining, by a first subsystem, a first boot record including the first boot identifier and a first boot process identifier, the first boot process identifier being associated with a booting of the virtual device;
generating, by a second subsystem, a second boot record including the second boot identifier and a second process identifier, the second process identifier being associated with a booting of the trusted virtual device;
comparing the first boot record and the second boot record and obtaining an identity certificate in response to a match between the first boot record and the second boot record, the identity certificate including an identifier of the virtual device, where the match comprises:
a match between the first boot identifier and the second boot identifier, and
a match between the first process identifier and the second process identifier; and
obtaining, from a cryptographic processor, authorization to use a key in response to a verification of the identity certificate by the cryptographic processor.