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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2023
Dell Products, L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Deepaganesh Paulraj, Bangalore, IN;
Nishaa Bouvanasilan, Bangalore, IN;
Kalyani Korubilli, Bangalore, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for secure and reversible modifications to hardware components of IHSs (Information Handling Systems). During factory provisioning of the IHS, a factory-signed inventory certificate is uploaded to the IHS that identifies factory-installed hardware of the IHS. Factory provisioning also generates an ownership voucher for the customer for which the IHS has been manufactured. The ownership voucher identifies an administrator that will receive the IHS in order to modify it for a particular deployment of the IHS by the customer. Upon receipt of the IHS by the administrator, validation procedures use the inventory certificate to validate the detected IHS hardware as factory-installed. The administrator makes modifications to the IHS and accesses the ownership voucher to assert ownership of the IHS. Based on the voucher, a delta certificate is created for use in validating and reversing the modifications by the administrator.