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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Osvaldo Diaz, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mamoun Abu-samaha, San Jose, CA (US);
Osvaldo Diaz, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mamoun Abu-Samaha, San Jose, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments pertain to managing electronic devices using an electronic device as a root of trust. According to one embodiment, registration information for an electronic deviceis receivedThe registration information identifies the electronic deviceand an environmentthat the electronic deviceis trusted in. The electronic deviceis specifiedas a root of trust devicefor the trusted environmentbased on the registration information. The root of trust deviceis specifiedas the root of trust for a new electronic devicebased on new information that identifies the root of trust deviceand identifies the new electronic deviceThe new electronic deviceis managedusing the root of trust devicewithout requiring the user of the root of trust deviceand the new electronic deviceto configure any electronic devices.