Method for preventing system wake up from a sleep state if a boot log returned during the system wake up cannot be authenticated

作者: Randall Scott Springfield , David Carroll Challener , James Peter Ward , Howard Jeffrey Locker , Steven Dale Goodman

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关键词: Set (abstract data type)EngineeringBIOSState (computer science)Sleep stateOperating systemReal-time computingSignature (logic)Wake

摘要: A method and system for enabling security attestation a computing device during return from an S4 sleep state. When the enters into state following successful boot up, log is appended to TPM tick count signed (with signature). awaken state, BIOS obtains verifies created previous boot. The CRTM maintains set of virtual PCRs references these against log. If values do not match, fails rebooted.

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