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Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven Charles Erickson, Rochester, MN (US);

Clinton William Erie, Adams, MN (US);

Shawn Matthew Johnston, Rochester, MN (US);

Michael John MacPherson, Elgin, MN (US);

Ryan Paske, Oronoco, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for protecting a secure computing system. Aspects include connecting a pluggable security card to a motherboard of the secure computing system. Aspects also include activating a detection circuit to monitor a physical connection between the pluggable security card and the motherboard. Based on detecting that the physical connection between the pluggable security card and the motherboard has been interrupted, aspects include setting a tamper event flag, wherein the secure computing system is prevented from being operated when the tamper event flag is set.


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