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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAaron Giles, Eric P. Traut, Rene Antonio Vega
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Several embodiments of the present invention provide a means for improving data access security in computer systems to support high-security applications, and certain of these embodiments are specifically directed to providing sector-level encryption of a virtual hard disk in a virtual machine environment. More specifically, certain embodiments are directed to providing sector-level encryption by using plug-ins in a virtual machine environment, thereby providing improved data access security in a computer system that supports high-security applications. Certain embodiments also use encryption plug-ins associated with standard encryption software for exchanging data between a virtual machine (VM) and its associated virtual hard drive(s) (VHDs). Moreover, several embodiments of the present invention are directed to the use of plug-in encryption services that interface with, and provide services for, a VM via a VM Encryption API (or its equivalent).
A method executed by a computer system, the method comprising:
A computer system, comprising:
A computer system, comprising:
A memory device including processor executable instructions, the memory device comprising instructions that upon execution by a processor cause the processor to:
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