1. An apparatus comprising:
an arrangement for generating a base key outside of a trusted platform module;
an arrangement for importing the generated base key into a trusted platform module;
said importing arrangement acting to produce a trusted platform module blob;
an arrangement for ascertaining the usability of a trusted platform module in further operations via employing the trusted platform module blob.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said arrangement for ascertaining usability acts to load a trusted platform module blob upon initiation of a further operation.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said arrangement for ascertaining usability acts to load a trusted platform module blob upon initiation of a security-related software application run.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said arrangement for ascertaining usability acts to indicate that a currently used trusted platform module is the same as a previously used trusted platform module upon a successful load of a trusted platform module blob.
5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said arrangement for ascertaining usability acts to indicate that a currently used trusted platform module is the not the same as a previously used trusted platform module upon an unsuccessful load of a trusted platform module blob.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an arrangement for automatically reconfiguring a new trusted platform module upon an unsuccessful load of a trusted platform module blob.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:
an arrangement for providing a backup base key corresponding to the generated base key; and
an arrangement for providing a storage root key corresponding to the generated base key.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said arrangement for automatically reconfiguring acts to decrypt the backup base key and generate a new storage root key.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said arrangement for automatically reconfiguring acts to import the decrypted backup base key into the trusted platform module and produce a new trusted platform module blob.
10. A method comprising:
generating a base key outside of a trusted platform module;
importing the generated base key into a trusted platform module,
producing a trusted platform module blob;
ascertaining the usability of a trusted platform module in further operations via employing the trusted platform module blob.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein wherein said ascertaining step comprises loading a trusted platform module blob upon initiation of a further operation.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said ascertaining step comprises loading a trusted platform module blob upon initiation of a security-related software application run.
13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said ascertaining step comprises indicating that a currently used trusted platform module is the same as a previously used trusted platform module upon a successful load of a trusted platform module blob.
14. The method according to claim 11, wherein said ascertaining step comprises indicating that a currently used trusted platform module is the not the same as a previously used trusted platform module upon an unsuccessful load of a trusted platform module blob.
15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising automatically reconfiguring a new trusted platform module upon an unsuccessful load of a trusted platform module blob.
16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:
providing a backup base key corresponding to the generated base key; and
providing a storage root key corresponding to the generated base key.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said arrangement for automatically reconfiguring acts to decrypt the backup base key and generate a new storage root key.
18. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps, said method steps comprising:
generating a base key outside of a trusted platform module;
importing the generated base key into a trusted platform module,
producing a trusted platform module blob;
ascertaining the usability of a trusted platform module in further operations via employing the trusted platform module blob.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of treating a patient’s lung comprising:
determining a predetermined volume of condensable vapor to deliver based on a diagnostic evaluation or a parameter of the patient;
after the determining step, delivering the predetermined volume of condensable vapor to a sub segmental bronchi of the patient’s lung, and raising the temperature of tissue in the lung to render it non-functional.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising monitoring pressure within the sub segmental bronchi and venting the sub segmental bronchi if a pressure limit is reached.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising monitoring temperature within the sub segmental bronchi and lavaging the sub segmental bronchi if a temperature limit is reached.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein delivering the predetermined volume of the condensable vapor to the sub segmental bronchi of the patient’s lung comprises inducing neointima hyperplasia in the lung.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein delivering the predetermined volume of the condensable vapor to the sub segmental bronchi of the patient’s lung comprises inducing tissue injury and necrosis leading to fibrosis.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a vacuum is generated within the sub segmental bronchi to facilitate collapse of tissue structures thereof.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the tissue structures collapsed are at least one of the group consisting of an air sac of the patient’s sub segmental bronchi, terminal bronchioles in the sub segmental bronchi and collateral passageways in the sub segmental bronchi.
8. A method of treating a patient’s lung comprising:
determining a predetermined volume of condensable vapor to deliver based on a diagnostic evaluation or a parameter of the patient; and
after the determining step, delivering the predetermined volume of condensable vapor having a temperature of approximately 60 to 100 degrees C. to a targeted region of the patient’s lung, and raising the temperature of tissue in the targeted region to render it non-functional.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising monitoring pressure within the targeted region and venting the targeted region if a pressure limit is reached.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising monitoring temperature within the targeted region and lavaging the targeting region if a temperature limit is reached.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein delivering the predetermined volume of the condensable vapor to the targeted region of the patient’s lung comprises inducing neointima hyperplasia in the lung.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein delivering the predetermined volume of the condensable vapor to the targeted region of the patient’s lung comprises inducing tissue injury and necrosis leading to fibrosis in the lung.
13. The method of claim 8 wherein a vacuum is generated within the targeted region to facilitate collapse of tissue structures thereof.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the tissue structures collapsed are at least one of the group consisting of an air sac of the patient’s targeted region, terminal bronchioles in the targeted region and collateral passageways in the targeted region.