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

Claim 3:
4. The process of claim 1 wherein performing attestation of the host comprises:
requesting an endorsement key (“EK”) certificate from the host by the SNIC;
in response to receiving a request for the EK certificate, requesting the EK certificate from the second TPM by the host;
forwarding the EK certificate from the host to the SNIC;
requesting a Platform configuration register (“PCR”), event log of the host, and an attestation identification key (“AIK”) from the host in response to the SNIC verifying the EK certificate is authentic;
in response to receiving a request for the PCR, the event log of the host, and the AIK, requesting the PCR and the AIK from the second TPM by the host;
retrieving the event log of the host from memory or disk of the host;
forwarding the PCR, the event log of the host, and the AIK from the host to the SNIC; and
verifying trustworthiness of the host based on contents of the PCR, the event log of the host, and the AIK.