Patent ID: 9075994
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for processing attestation data associated with a plurality of data processing systems comprising a first data processing system and a second data processing system, wherein the first data processing system comprises a first data processor coupled to a first memory and the second data processing system comprises a second data processor coupled to a second memory, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by the first data processing system, a request for attestation from a requester; in response to receiving the request, retrieving, by the first data processor of the first data processing system, a list of one or more children of the first data processing system, wherein the one or more children comprise the second data processing system; in response to retrieving the list, retrieving and storing in the first memory, by the first data processor of the first data processing system, child attestation data associated with each of the one or more children including second data processing system attestation data of the second data processing system comprising the second data processor coupled to the second memory; retrieving, by the first data processor of the first data processing system, first attestation data associated with the first data processing system; and sending to the requester, by the first data processing system, a concatenated response containing the first attestation data associated with the first data processing system and the child attestation data associated with each of the one or more children.