United States Patent 8,015,408
Movva , et al. September 6, 2011
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Trust evaluation for a mobile software agent on a trusted computing platform
Abstract
A method and system for performing trust evaluation for a mobile software agent on a trusted computing platform are disclosed. A sending entity, which includes a mobile software agent, verifies if a receiving entity is trustworthy before transferring the mobile software agent to the receiving entity. The receiving entity may verify the state and details of the mobile software agent and/or the state of the sending entity, and receive the mobile software agent if the state of the mobile software agent and the sending entity are trustworthy. The mobile software agent may include its own virtual trusted platform module (TPM) which is tied to an agent's identity. The agent's virtual TPM is part of the agent and transferred along with the mobile code when the mobile code is transferred.
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Inventors: Movva; Sasidhar (Wheatley Heights, NY), Herschaft; Richard Dan (Whitestone, NY), Cha; Inhyok (Yardley, PA)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 11/733,536
Filed: April 10, 2007
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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60825685 Sep., 2006
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Current U.S. Class: 713/169 ; 455/419
Current International Class: H04L 9/32 (20060101)
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