System and method for managing update installation lockdown policies for firmware devices and driver-managed devices
US11809851B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a resource system includes obtaining, by a hardware resource manager, a firmware update lockdown request for a lockdown for a firmware device of the resource system, in response to the firmware update lockdown request: identifying a firmware protocol corresponding to the firmware device, generating a firmware lockdown command corresponding to the firmware device based on the firmware protocol, and initiating updating of a lockdown policy based on the firmware lockdown command.
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