Patent ID: 9529998
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for securing data, the method comprising: receiving, using a hardware processor, a request for a security operation from a first virtual machine operating in a host operating system of a first device, wherein the security operation is to be performed by one or more of a plurality of security modules including a first security module implemented in a kernel of the host operating system and a second security module; in response to receiving the request: determining whether the second security module is available to execute the request; selecting the first security module implemented in the kernel of the host operating system to execute the security operation in response to determining that the second security module is not available to execute the request; and executing the security operation at the first security module implemented in the kernel of the host operating system and providing a result of the security operation to the first virtual machine.