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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Eloy Francisco Macha, Las Cruces, NM (US);
William Jeffery White, Plano, TX (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Self-provisioning a computer system is illustrated. Code in a secure base activation image implements an auto-connection service at the computer system. The auto-connection service attempts to perform a local activation by attempting to determine that a private port is open and using the private port, initiating an identification and attestation process with an activation service. The auto-connection service performs a remote activation by determining that the private port is closed, defaulting activation to a public port, and using the public port, initiating an identification and attestation process with the activation service. Code in the base activation image implements service(s) which execute an identification process, using a cryptographically created identifier included in the base activation image, with the activation service to confirm an identity of the computer system, confirming system integrity of the computer system with the activation service, unlocking the computer system for load installation.