1. A method comprising: disregarding a received load instruction when a currently active load operation is detected; otherwise, directing, in response to the received load instruction, a memory protection element to form a secure memory environment including one or more protected memory regions, such that unauthorized read/write access to the one or more protected memory regions is prohibited; and storing, within a digest information repository, a cryptographic hash value of the one or more protected memory regions, thereby enabling establishment of security verification of the secure memory environment.