TWI560611B - Apparatus and method for securing bios - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for securing bios

Info

Publication number: TWI560611B
Authority: TW; Taiwan
Prior art keywords: securing bios; bios; securing
Prior art date: 2013-11-13

Application number

TW103106703A

Other languages

Chinese (zh)

Other versions

TW201519097A (en

Inventor

G Glenn Henry

Original Assignee

Via Tech Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2013-11-13

Filing date

2014-02-27

Publication date

2016-12-01

2013-11-13 Priority claimed from US14/079,145 external-priority patent/US9547767B2/en

2013-11-13 Priority claimed from US14/079,087 external-priority patent/US9507942B2/en

2013-11-13 Priority claimed from US14/079,021 external-priority patent/US9367689B2/en

2014-02-27 Application filed by Via Tech Inc filed Critical Via Tech Inc

2015-05-16 Publication of TW201519097A publication Critical patent/TW201519097A/en

2016-12-01 Application granted granted Critical

2016-12-01 Publication of TWI560611B publication Critical patent/TWI560611B/en

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
- G06F21/50—Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
- G06F21/57—Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
- G06F21/60—Protecting data
- G06F21/62—Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
- G06F21/6209—Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
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General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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TW103106703A 2013-11-13 2014-02-27 Apparatus and method for securing bios TWI560611B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/079,145 US9547767B2 (en)	2013-11-13	2013-11-13	Event-based apparatus and method for securing bios in a trusted computing system during execution
US14/079,087 US9507942B2 (en)	2013-11-13	2013-11-13	Secure BIOS mechanism in a trusted computing system
US14/079,021 US9367689B2 (en)	2013-11-13	2013-11-13	Apparatus and method for securing BIOS in a trusted computing system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
TW201519097A TW201519097A (en)	2015-05-16
TWI560611B true TWI560611B (en)	2016-12-01

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Country Status (2)

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CN (1)	CN103810442A (en)
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