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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Vincent Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Chanh V. Hua, Houston, TX (US);
Minh H. Nguyen, Katy, TX (US);
E. David Neufeld, Magnolia, TX (US);
Vincent Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Chanh V. Hua, Houston, TX (US);
Minh H. Nguyen, Katy, TX (US);
E. David Neufeld, Magnolia, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a tamper-evident connector are disclosed which may optionally be used in a trusted computing environment. In an exemplary embodiment, a tamper-evident connection includes a mate-once engaging assembly for providing with a first component, the mate-once engaging assembly including a foldable portion. The tamper-evident connection also includes a receiving chamber for providing with a second component, the mate-once engaging assembly fitting in the receiving chamber to physically secure the first component to the second component, the foldable portion of the mate-once engaging assembly unfolding during removal of the mate-once engaging assembly from the receiving chamber to provide evidence of tampering when the first component has been removed from the second component. Optionally, the first component is a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and the second component is a system board.