Controlled use of a hardware security module

    公开(公告)号:US09973496B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US14875828

    申请日:2015-10-06

    CPC classification number: H04L63/0853 H04L63/062 H04L2463/062

    Abstract: Methods are provided for using a hardware module connectable to multiple computer systems, where the multiple computer systems are connectable to a server within a common network. The method includes: providing a network address of the server in persistent memory of the hardware security module; providing an encrypted secret entity in the persistent memory of the hardware security module; providing a private key in the persistent memory of the hardware security module; and based on the hardware security module being connectable to one of the computer systems, the method includes: establishing a secure connection between the hardware security module and the server; retrieving, via the secure connection, a wrapping key from the server and storing it in volatile memory of the hardware security module; and decrypting the encrypted secret entity with the wrapping key and storing the decrypted secret entity in the volatile memory of the hardware security module.

    Suspending and resuming virtual machines in a network

    公开(公告)号:US10686685B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16295808

    申请日:2019-03-07

    Abstract: A method is provided for suspending and resuming virtual machines in a network in dependence of network activity. The method includes providing a virtual machine manager. The virtual machine manager monitors network traffic of the virtual machines on a network bridge in a network layer using data packet analysis to detect dedicated network protocol traffic. More particularly, the monitoring of network traffic of the virtual machines may include: logging network addresses of the virtual machines of the network; combining logged network addresses with information about suspending or resuming virtual machines based on filtering rules being provided for such combination; and sending information about the network addresses of active and suspended virtual machines for virtual network adapters assigned to the virtual machines to the virtual machine manager.

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