Method of installing an image on a client over a network securely using a wanboot binary and a kernel to install the image
US7281126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for installing an image on a client including obtaining a wanboot binary from the boot server, determining whether the wanboot binary is valid, obtaining a security payload from the boot server using the wanboot binary if the wanboot binary is valid, establishing a first secure connection between the client and boot server, obtaining a boot file system from the boot server using the first secure connection, installing the boot file system on the client to obtain a kernel, establishing a second secure connection between the client and an installation server using the security payload and the kernel, obtaining an installation image from the installation server using the kernel and the second secure connection, and installing the installation image on the client.
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