Secure storage query and donation

Abstract

A computer implemented method is disclosed, which includes receiving a query for an amount of storage in memory of a computer system to be donated to a secure interface control of the computer system (1505). The secure interface control can determine the amount of storage to be donated based on a plurality of secure entities supported by the secure interface control as a plurality of predetermined values (1510). The secure interface control can return a response to the query indicative of the amount of storage as a response to the query (1515). A donation of storage to secure for use by the secure interface control can be received based on the response to the query (1520).

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Background technique [0001] The present invention relates generally to computer technology and, more particularly, to securely stored queries and contributions in computer systems. [0002] Cloud computing and cloud storage provide users with the ability to store and process their data in third-party data centers. Cloud computing facilitates the ability to provision VMs to customers quickly and easily, without requiring customers to purchase hardware or provide floor space for physical servers. Customers can easily scale VMs up or down as their preferences or requirements change. Typically, cloud computing providers offer VMs that physically reside on servers at the provider's data center. Customers are often concerned about the security of data in VMs, especially since computing providers often store more than one customer's data on the same server. Customers may expect security between their own code / data and the cloud provider's code / data, and between their own code / data...

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Additionally, customers may expect security from the provider's administrator and protection from potential security breaches from other code running on the machine

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