Inventors:
Kumar Ranganathan - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
G06F 9/00
US Classification:
713 1, 713 2, 713100, 713192, 713194, 726 34, 326 8
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for extending a trusted computing base (TCB). According to one embodiment, a first level trusted computing base (TCB) is generated having hardware components including a trusted platform module (TPM), and an extended TCB is formed by adding a second level software-based TCB to the first level TCB, and properties associated with the first level TCB are transferred to the second level TCB.