US Patent Application 18223887. SECURE APPLICATION COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT IN A FEDERATED EDGE CLOUD simplified abstract

SECURE APPLICATION COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT IN A FEDERATED EDGE CLOUD

Organization Name

Intel Corporation

Inventor(s)

Dario Sabella of Gassino (IT)

Anurag Ranjan of Reading (GB)

Neal Oliver of Portland OR (US)

Yevgeniy Yarmosh of Portland OR (US)

SECURE APPLICATION COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT IN A FEDERATED EDGE CLOUD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18223887 titled 'SECURE APPLICATION COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT IN A FEDERATED EDGE CLOUD

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system and method for creating a secure computing environment in a federated Edge Cloud.

• The system receives application information from an application provider.
• The application information is processed in a secure environment on a device, such as an edge computing node.
• A trust level is assigned to the application based on the application information.
• Based on the trust level, a trusted platform is selected to deploy or launch the application.
• The system ensures that the application is executed in a secure and trusted environment.
• This innovation improves the security and reliability of applications in a federated Edge Cloud.

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems and methods for a secure application computing environment in a federated Edge Cloud are disclosed herein. Application information corresponding to an application from an application provider may be received in a secure environment of a device such as an edge computing node. A trust level for execution of the application may be associated based at least in part on the application information, and based on the associated trust level, a trusted platform may be selected to deploy or launch the application.