Patent ID: 9225999
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: initializing, with a host device, an interface between the host device and a security module; instantiating, for one or more services of the host device, one or more virtual security modules of the interface, the one or more virtual security modules instantiated by and hosted within the host device; configuring, for at least one command supported by the security module for the one or more services of the host device, a command for the one or more virtual security modules; receiving, by the one or more virtual security modules, a plurality of security command requests from the one or more services; before submitting the security command requests to the security module, verifying and prioritizing the security command requests with the one or more virtual security modules, wherein prioritizing the security command requests comprises determining a priority level for each of the security command requests for determining an order in which the security command requests are addressed by the security module; and for each security command request, when the security command request is verified with one of the virtual security modules, submitting the security command request to the security module.