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Extensible bios interface to a preboot authentication module

US9262602B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2006
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/575
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-readable storage medium containing software that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement a basic input/output system (BIOS). The BIOS comprises instructions that implement a BIOS core, instructions that implement a user authentication and enforcement engine (AEE), and instructions that implement an extensible interface to a preboot authentication module.

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