AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF COMPUTER-READABLE COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT A TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT

摘要

The present automatic update mechanism provides a method for periodicallychecking for updates to support a trusted environment. During the periodiccheck, an indication from an update service is received if there is arecommended update. Upon receiving the indication, a new revocation list isdownloaded from the update service and saved as a pending revocation list. Thepending revocation list is then available for on-demand update when protectedcontent requests a higher level of protection on a computing device than theprotection provided by a current level of protection on the computing device.