Providing a secure execution mode in a pre-boot environment
US7974416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/034
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to establish a secure pre-boot environment in a computer system; and perform at least one secure operation in the secure environment. In one embodiment, the secure operation may be storage of a secret in the secure pre-boot environment.
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