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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Via Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
VIA ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); H04L 9/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 21/572 (2013.01); G06F 21/577 (2013.01); H04L 9/30 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
Code upgrades for computer components. After being powered on, a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system loads a start-up authenticated code module (start-up ACM) to an authenticated code execution area (ACEA) within the CPU to be authenticated. When the start-up ACM passes authentication, the CPU executes the start-up ACM to connect to a server and receive a code upgrade file for a computer component of the computer system from the server.