docs/3_Architecture_Guides/2_Security_Blueprint/4_Hypervisor.md

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   2 title: Hypervisor
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   5 **Definition** : "A hypervisor or virtual machine monitor (VMM) is computer
   6 software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines".
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   8 It must include a signature verification (possibly delegated).
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  10 Domain                | Improvement
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  12 Hypervisor-Abstract-1 | Complete Hypervisor part ([jailhouse](https://github.com/siemens/jailhouse) / [KVM](https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page) / [Xen](https://www.xenproject.org/developers/teams/embedded-and-automotive.html)).
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  14 ## Native or Bare-metal hypervisors
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  16 These hypervisors run directly on the host's hardware to control the hardware
  17 and to manage guest operating systems. Those are the ones we're interested in.