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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Applicant:
Ncr Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/80 (2013.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/80 (2013.01); G06F 3/0622 (2013.01); G06F 3/0629 (2013.01); G06F 3/0674 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01);
Abstract
Boot firmware of a terminal sets a lock password on a hard disk drive of the terminal to lock the hard disk drive from access. The password is obfuscated in boot variables or stored separately on a server independently of the terminal. During subsequent boots of the terminal, the firmware de-obfuscates the password from the boot variables or obtains the password from the server and provides the password to the hard disk drive, which causes the hard disk drive to unlock for operation with the terminal following the subsequent boots.