Patents by Inventor Venkat M. Reddy

Venkat M. Reddy 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).

  • Virtual host upgrade using a secured disk image
    Patent number: 11157660
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device coupled to memory. The at least one processing device is configured to obtain a secured disk image comprising an encrypted manifest file, an encrypted install binary and a plurality of other files. The at least one processing device is further configured to obtain a certificate corresponding to the secured disk image and to derive a public key based at least in part on the certificate. The at least one processing device is further configured to decrypt the manifest file and the install binary based at least in part on the public key and to validate checksums for respective ones of the plurality of other files against corresponding checksums contained in the decrypted manifest file. The at least one processing device is further configured to execute the decrypted install binary responsive to validation of the checksums for the respective ones of the plurality of other files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Debra J. Robitaille, Mark Arakelian, Venkat M. Reddy, Kannan Subbaraman, Tamilarasan Janakiraman, Parthasarathi Ilangovan, Kiran Kumar G. Ramegowda
  • VIRTUAL HOST UPGRADE USING A SECURED DISK IMAGE
    Publication number: 20210117577
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device coupled to memory. The at least one processing device is configured to obtain a secured disk image comprising an encrypted manifest file, an encrypted install binary and a plurality of other files. The at least one processing device is further configured to obtain a certificate corresponding to the secured disk image and to derive a public key based at least in part on the certificate. The at least one processing device is further configured to decrypt the manifest file and the install binary based at least in part on the public key and to validate checksums for respective ones of the plurality of other files against corresponding checksums contained in the decrypted manifest file. The at least one processing device is further configured to execute the decrypted install binary responsive to validation of the checksums for the respective ones of the plurality of other files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Debra J. Robitaille, Mark Arakelian, Venkat M. Reddy, Kannan Subbaraman, Tamilarasan Janakiraman, Parthasarathi Ilangovan, Kiran Kumar G. Ramegowda