PATENT FAMILY
System and Method for Security Health Monitoring and Attestation of Virtual Machines in Cloud Computing Systems
Architectural mechanisms for monitoring the security state of virtual machines and enabling trust attestation within cloud and multi-tenant computing environments.
Overview
This patent family introduces techniques for assessing and verifying the security posture of virtual machines operating within cloud and virtualized infrastructures.
The inventions enable architectural monitoring of system health and support attestation mechanisms that allow verification of a virtual machine’s integrity, helping reduce risks associated with shared and dynamic computing environments.
Patents in This Family
US 10,778,720 B2 | Issued: September 15, 2020
Introduces architectural mechanisms for monitoring virtual machine security health within cloud systems.
US 11,991,209 B2 | Issued: May 21, 2024
Extends attestation and integrity verification techniques across broader virtualized deployment scenarios.
Core Architectural Coverage
Monitoring mechanisms for virtual machine security state
Architectural support for integrity verification and attestation
Architectural monitoring and integrity verification of virtual machine state
Controls designed for multi-tenant and cloud infrastructures
Compatibility with dynamic and scalable virtualized environments
Claim Scope Across the Family
Foundational framework for VM health monitoring
Extended claim coverage for attestation and verification workflows
Variations addressing shared cloud deployment contexts
Expanded attestation and integrity verification mechanisms across issued patents
Potential Applications
Public and private cloud infrastructures
Multi-tenant virtualized computing platforms
Enterprise and data center virtualization systems
Environments requiring integrity verification of virtual workloads
Licensing & Collaboration
This patent family is available for licensing and strategic collaboration.