Multi-user BIOS authentication
US9047452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/31
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system which supports Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) and which provides the ability for each authorized user of the system to have a unique ID and key at the BIOS level. In these systems, a user only needs knowledge of the traditional BIOS password only at the time the user is enrolled in the PBA feature. Later changes to the password do not have the effect of denying access to enrolled users.
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