Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Lytle

Benjamin D. Lytle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Configuring instances with instance metadata stored in virtual security processors
    Patent number: 12101321
    Abstract: Responsive to a start-up of an instance of a cloud-based computing environment, metadata that is stored in a virtual trusted platform module (vTPM) is accessed. The metadata represents configuration parameters for the instance, and the configuration parameters include a security credential. The instance is configured based on the metadata. The configuration includes configuring an access control of the instance with the security credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Kani, Benjamin D. Lytle, Clark T. Laughlin, Robert C. Elliot
  • CONFIGURING INSTANCES WITH INSTANCE METADATA STORED IN VIRTUAL SECURITY PROCESSORS
    Publication number: 20230247023
    Abstract: Responsive to a start-up of an instance of a cloud-based computing environment, metadata that is stored in a virtual trusted platform module (vTPM) is accessed. The metadata represents configuration parameters for the instance, and the configuration parameters include a security credential. The instance is configured based on the metadata. The configuration includes configuring an access control of the instance with the security credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Kani, Benjamin D. Lytle, Clark T. Laughlin, Robert C. Elliot