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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Randall S. Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Estroff, Cary, NC (US);
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Hagiwara, Yamato, JP;
David C. Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
James P. Hoff, Raleigh, NC (US);
Binqiang MA, Beijing, CN;
Randall S. Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Estroff, Cary, NC (US);
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Hagiwara, Yamato, JP;
David C. Challener, Raleigh, NC (US);
James P. Hoff, Raleigh, NC (US);
Binqiang Ma, Beijing, CN;
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
In the context of computer systems, the generation of preboot passwords at a server instead of at a client. Preferably, preboot passwords generated at the server are distributed to the client, and a process is offered whereby a user can establish his/her own proxy, not known to the server, that can be used to release the stored passwords to the client hardware. Since the passwords are generated at the server, management of the passwords is greatly facilitated since they are generated at the site where they are stored. This also makes it easy to implement management features such as a group policy, since the password generation software will be able to make logical connections between users and hardware.