US 11,902,112 B2
Provisioning persistent, dynamic and secure cloud services
Jiphun C. Satapathy, Portland, OR (US); Sharad K. Garg, Portland, OR (US); Aakash Bhumbla, Hillsboro, OR (US); Aaron R. Berck, Hillsboro, OR (US); Neena Maldikar, Hillsboro, OR (US); and James R. Quaranta, Jr., San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/513,550.
Application 17/513,550 is a continuation of application No. 16/414,429, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 11,165,666.
Application 16/414,429 is a continuation of application No. 14/158,785, filed on Jan. 18, 2014, granted, now 10,298,468.
Prior Publication US 2022/0166689 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5041 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/1095 (2022.01); H04L 61/45 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/54 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5041 (2013.01) [G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 9/5072 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 61/457 (2022.05); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04L 67/54 (2022.05)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device, comprising:
memory;
communication circuitry to communicate with an application server and an authentication server; and
processing circuitry to:
execute activator software instructions to activate a service agent used to operate at least one service, the activator software instructions to:
download the service agent from the application server;
install the service agent on the computing device;
activate the service agent based on communications with the authentication server;
determine an installation and integrity status of the service agent;
record, in the memory, the installation and integrity status of the service agent; and
restore the service agent in response to an incorrect installation and integrity status of the service agent on the computing device; and
execute loader software instructions to load the service agent, using administrative rights on the computing device, the loader software instructions to:
identify an operational status of the activator software instructions; and
restore the activator software instructions in response to an incorrect operational status of the activator software instructions;
wherein the loader software instructions and the activator software instructions are separately installed to the computing device.