US Patent 12019772 Storing diagnostic state of secure virtual machines

At least one request to store diagnostic state of a virtual machine is obtained. Based on obtaining the at least one request, a store of diagnostic state of the virtual machine is performed to provide stored diagnostic state of the virtual machine. The performing the store includes encrypting the diagnostic state of the virtual machine that is unencrypted and being stored to prevent a reading of the diagnostic state of the virtual machine by an untrusted entity prior to encrypting the diagnostic state of the virtual machine that is unencrypted and being stored.