Secure driver platform

A method for providing a secure driver framework comprising:

• managing an unsecure operating system execution environment comprising a first user mode and a first kernel mode;
• managing a secure execution environment comprising a second user mode and a second kernel mode;
• executing a secure driver within the second user mode of the secure execution environment in response to a system call from an unsecure driver in the first kernel mode or the first user mode, wherein the secure driver enables the unsecure driver to communicate with a secure device;
• and
• providing one or more system services of the second kernel mode to the secure driver.

One or more computer-readable storage devices for implementing a secure driver framework comprising a plurality of instructions that, based at least on execution by a processor, cause the processor to

• manage an unsecure operating system execution environment comprising a first user mode and a first kernel mode;
• manage a secure execution environment comprising a second user mode and a second kernel mode;
• execute a secure driver within the second user mode of the secure execution environment in response to a system call from an unsecure driver in the first kernel mode or the first user mode, wherein the secure driver enables the unsecure driver to communicate with a secure device;
• and
• provide one or more system services of the second kernel mode to the secure driver.