CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 9/3268 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method of signing a software image, the method comprising:
(a) accepting a request to sign a software image, the request comprising the software image and a first pointer to a signing configuration already defined in a signing system;
(b) transmitting a module request to the signing system, the module request for a module for performing operations associated with signing the software image, the request comprising the pointer to the signing configuration;
(c) receiving the module and at least a subset of configuration parameters for executing the module from the signing system, the module identified by the signing system according to the pointer to the signing configuration;
(d) executing at least a subset of the operations of the received module on the software image according to the at least a subset of the configuration parameters to generate a modified software image;
(e) generating a hash of the modified software image; and
(f) transmitting a signing request to the signing system, the signing request comprising the hash of the modified software image and the pointer to the signing configuration.
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