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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2006
Jennifer E. Rios, Houston, TX (US);
Lan Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Valluddin Y. Ali, Houston, TX (US);
Manuel Novoa, Houston, TX (US);
Jennifer E. Rios, Houston, TX (US);
Lan Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Valluddin Y. Ali, Houston, TX (US);
Manuel Novoa, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system comprises storage and a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in the storage and adapted to be executed by a processor. The BIOS has an associated setting. The system receives an encrypted value that comprises an encrypted hash of a request to alter at least one of the BIOS and the setting. A first key is used to encrypt the value. The processor uses a second key corresponding to the first key to authenticate said request.