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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Ravindra N. Pandya, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Paul England, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ravindra N. Pandya, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Paul England, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of avoiding a second login of user information in an encrypted disk computer system includes a communications path for transferring user login information. The login information is acquired and used by a first software module which authenticates the user to decrypt a disk with an encrypted operating system. The same login information is transferred using the communications channel to a second use which logs the user into the decrypted operating system. The method also supports multiple users through maintenance of multiple users credentials.