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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Valiuddin Y. Ali, Cypress, TX (US);
Lan Wang, Cypress, TX (US);
James L. Mondshine, Cypress, TX (US);
Valiuddin Y. Ali, Cypress, TX (US);
Lan Wang, Cypress, TX (US);
James L. Mondshine, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method of performing a management operation. An exemplary method comprises receiving a command that comprises information derived from a private key in response to a request to generate the command for an electronic device. The exemplary method also comprises verifying a source of the command using the information derived from the private key and a corresponding public key stored in an immutable memory of the electronic device. The exemplary method additionally comprises performing a management operation corresponding to the command if the verifying of the source of the command determines that the command is from an authorized source.