Patent attributes
In one embodiment, a file comprising a disk image and a key blob is prepared. The file is attached to a virtual machine configuration. A virtual machine based on the virtual machine configuration is launched. A kernel is paired to the key blob by a kernel driver paired to the key blob reading secret comprising identity information into the kernel of the virtual machine. The identity information is registered with a kernel service. The attached file is ejected from the virtual machine configuration. The identity information is accessed by an application running on the virtual machine, wherein the identity information is used by the application when the kernel service requires identity information. Related hardware and systems are also described.
