Method for securely communicating information about the location of a compromised computing device

摘要

A method for securely reporting location information after an attack on a computing device is presented. Such information may be reported to a requesting entity in a manner almost transparent to an attacker. Several exemplary embodiments of systems wherein the method may be used are presented.

主权项

1. A method of securely communicating location information from a computing device, comprising:
receiving a location request from a requesting entity if it is determined that the computing device has been attacked; acquiring location information at the computing device; forming a response based on mathematically transforming a combination of a non-deterministic value and at least a portion of the location information and at least a portion of a hardware key; and providing the response to the requesting entity.