Abstract: A system and method of enhancing the implementation of device seamless updates with a pre-authorization policy in Trusted Execution Environments include setting a device update pre-authorization policy while establishing a connection with the device, indicating that pre-authorization is necessitated for updating the device, receiving a pre-authorization event from the device, where the pre-authorization event indicates an update for the device has been activated, determining whether the device is authorized to perform the update, and sending a response indicating whether the device is authorized to perform the update to the device.

Abstract: A method comprises establishing, in a trusted security manager of a trusted execution environment, a device update pre-authentication policy for a device communicatively coupled to the trusted execution manager, providing the device update pre-authentication policy to the device, receiving, from the device, a pre-authentication event signal, and providing, to the device, a pre-authentication event response comprising an update indicator to indicate to the device whether a runtime update may be performed.

Abstract: Pyrrolidine main protease inhibitors are described that are effective as antiviral compounds.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for hardware protection of a virtual machine monitor (VMM) runtime integrity watcher is described. A set of one or more hardware range registers that protect a contiguous memory space that is to store the VMM runtime integrity watcher. The set of hardware range registers are to protect the VMM runtime integrity watcher from being modified when loaded into the contiguous memory space. The VMM runtime integrity watcher, when executed, performs an integrity check on a VMM during runtime of the VMM. Execution of the VMM runtime integrity watcher is triggered by a timer event generated based on multiple frequency bands.

Abstract: A technique includes on a physical platform, providing a supervisor to manage a lifecycle of a virtual trusted platform module. The technique includes using the supervisor to sign a certificate for an attestation identity key used by the virtual trusted platform module.

Abstract: A technique includes providing a virtual trusted platform module for a virtual machine and containing the virtual trusted platform module within a secure enclave of a physical platform.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for hardware protection of a virtual machine monitor (VMM) runtime integrity watcher is described. A set of one or more hardware range registers that protect a contiguous memory space that is to store the VMM runtime integrity watcher. The set of hardware range registers are to protect the VMM runtime integrity watcher from being modified when loaded into the contiguous memory space. The VMM runtime integrity watcher, when executed, performs an integrity check on a VMM during runtime of the VMM. Execution of the VMM runtime integrity watcher is triggered by a timer event generated based on multiple frequency bands.