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Managing control of a security processor in a supply chain

US11816252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Mukund P. Khatri · Austin, US
Eugene David Cho · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2021
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/033
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods for managing control of a security processor in a supply chain are described. In some embodiments, a security processor may include: a core; and a memory coupled to the core, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the core, cause the security processor to: store a first public key usable to initiate a first secure boot process and unusable to initiate a second secure boot process; store a second public key usable to initiate the second secure boot process and unusable to initiate the first secure boot process; and in response to a first change of control or ownership of the security processor, render the first public key unusable to initiate the first secure boot process.

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