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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adam Nawrocki, Plymouth, MN (US);
David Pankratz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dylan Essing, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, a system for securely and automatically provisioning endpoint devices includes an administrative API that generates a token, an OS image repository that stores and makes available over a network an image of an operating system ('OS') that includes the token, a central endpoint manager that provides the OS, a secure credential repository that securely maintain credentials, and an endpoint device. The endpoint device includes a current OS image and read-only boot code. The read-only boot code obtains and installs a new OS image from the OS image repository, generates a new password and a new fingerprint for the new OS image, and transmits new OS installation data for the endpoint device to the administrative API. The administrative API validates the new OS installation data and performs a write-only operation to store the new password in the secure credential repository.