Persistent enrollment of a computing device using a BIOS
US10445106B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are included for causing a computing device to install a management agent prior to an operating system completing its first boot. A bootstrap loader is flashed into firmware, such as the BIOS, of a computing device. The bootstrap loader installs an enroller that identifies a management agent. This can include downloading the management agent from a management server. The enroller can find or contact the management server by contacting an address provided in a WINDOWS Platform Binary Table (WPBT). The management agent is installed prior to the user logging into the operating system to prevent circumvention of management policies.
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