Authentication of a request to alter at least one of a BIOS and a setting associated with the BIOS
US8019994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/572
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprises storage and a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in the storage and adapted to be executed by a processor. The BIOS has an associated setting. The system receives an encrypted value that comprises an encrypted hash of a request to alter at least one of the BIOS and the setting. A first key is used to encrypt the value. The processor uses a second key corresponding to the first key to authenticate said request.
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