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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
David Carroll Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Mark Estroff, Cary, NC (US);
Mikio Hagiwara, Yamato, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Kokubun, Yokohama, JP;
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David Carroll Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Mark Estroff, Cary, NC (US);
Mikio Hagiwara, Yamato, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Kokubun, Yokohama, JP;
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for pre-boot policy modification. A key module exchanges a key with a server in a secure environment. A communication module receives a policy encoded with the key. A decode module decodes the encoded policy using the key and saves the policy setting prior to booting an operating system on the computer. An update module boots the computer using the policy.