Patent ID: 9158913
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer system, comprising: a host operating system; a virtual hypervisor to operate under management of the host operating system to control operations of virtual machines configured to operate under management of the virtual hypervisor, wherein the virtual hypervisor provides an interface between the virtual machines and the host operating system; a signing component to generate digital signatures which identify owners of the virtual machines and associates the digital signatures with the virtual machines, wherein the signing component adds electronic communication contact information for an owner to the digital signature for a particular virtual machine among the virtual machines; a signature validation component that determines the owners of the virtual machines using the digital signatures and responsive to occurrence of defined events, the signature validation component responds to the virtual hypervisor attempting to startup the particular virtual machine by: wherein the signing component adds an email address for the owner to the digital signature for the particular virtual machine; and the signature validation component further responds to determining that the digital signature associated with the particular virtual machine is not valid by accessing the associated digital signature to identify the email address for the owner, and initiating an email communication to the owner using the email address.