Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Jennifer E Rios

Lan Wang

Valiuddin Y Ali

Manuel Novoa

Valluddin Y Ali

Boris Balacheff

Christopher H Stewart

Eric Owhadi

Wael M Ibrahim

Leonard E Russo

Shab H Madina

Jon P Styskal

Nazih H Hage

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to distributing information. A set of information about components of a computing device is retrieved from a low-level system of the computing device. Programs are determined to be sent data based on the set of information.

Distributing power usage data for low-level components of a computing device to subscribing programs

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.

Extensible bios interface to a preboot authentication module

A hard disk drive (HDD) sanitizer system comprises an electronic device having a basic input/output system (BIOS), the BIOS comprising a sanitizer routine executable for sanitizing a HDD.

Hard disk drive sanitizer system and method

A system comprises a basic-input-output-system ('BIOS'), a disk drive, and a security system configured to prevent unauthenticated access to the disk drive. For each of at least two users out of a plurality of users, the BIOS authenticates the user based on the user's token. The BIOS also accesses secured data based on the authentication, and provides the secured data to the security system without input from the user.

Systems and methods for data security

A computer security system comprises a secure platform adapted to receive sensitive data from an agent. The secure platform is also adapted to cooperate with a trusted platform module (TPM) to encrypt the sensitive data via a TPM storage key associated with the agent.

Computer security system and method

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a storage device. The storage device may include a mechanism that monitors for receipt of cached authentication data from a host computing device upon resuming operation from a standby mode of the host computing device. The storage device may further include a mechanism that unlocks the storage device in response to receipt of the cached authentication data from the host computing device. In addition, the storage device may include a mechanism that monitors for receipt of re-authentication data and a mechanism that locks the storage device when a predetermined period of time has passed since resuming operation from the standby mode without receipt of the re-authentication data. Related computing devices, methods, and machine-readable storage media are also disclosed.

Storage device access authentication upon resuming from a standby mode of a computing device

A computer system is provided that comprises a processor and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) accessible to the processor. During a boot process, the BIOS determines an integrity measurement for the computer system and modifies the integrity measurement based on a user authentication.

Methods and systems for modifying an integrity measurement based on user authentication

A system comprises a first operating environment and a second operating environment. The first and second operating environments exchange information in encrypted form using a shared encryption key (K). The first and second operating environments cooperate to change the encryption key Kusing another shared encryption key (K). The encryption key Kis changed upon the encryption key Kbeing changed.

Changing of shared encryption key

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.

Authentication of a request to alter at least one of a BIOS and a setting associated with the BIOS

A hard disk drive (HDD) self-test system comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to automatically invoke a self-test of an HDD based on a predetermined schedule.

Hard disk drive self-test system and method

A portable device comprise non-volatile storage. The non-volatile storage comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) setting. The BIOS setting is applied from the portable device onto a system to which the portable device can be coupled.

Portable device comprising a BIOS setting

A computer security system comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) adapted to store a user key generated by a trusted platform module (TPM) for a user. The BIOS is also adapted to receive TPM authentication data from the user for initiating a boot process and interface with the TPM to request validation of the TPM authentication data by the TPM for initiating the boot process using the user key.

A system for remote security enablement comprises a trusted platform module (TPM) disposed on a user client and an administration client adapted to access, via a communication network, the user client to cause enablement of the TPM on a subsequent boot of the user client.

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Spring, TX, United States of America

Jennifer E Rios