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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
David C. Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Randall S. Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David C. Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Randall S. Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Methods and arrangements for ensuring that, when a computer system is stolen or otherwise misplaced, the system is rendered unusable (i.e., locked down). Conventional solutions have required software running on the system to perform the lockdown action, but in accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention is the linkage of TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and AMT (Active Management Technology) solutions whereby an AMT arrangement can remove secure data or identifiers so that any encrypted data present on the system will become unusable.