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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Viswanathan Balakrishnan, Banaglore, IN;
Santosh Bhadri, Bangalore, IN;
Mukund P. Khatri, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin T. Marks, Round Rock, TX (US);
Narayanan Subramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
Venkatesan Balakrishnan, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Viswanathan Balakrishnan, Banaglore, IN;
Santosh Bhadri, Bangalore, IN;
Mukund P. Khatri, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin T. Marks, Round Rock, TX (US);
Narayanan Subramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
Venkatesan Balakrishnan, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for managing the recovery key of a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a security layer, and the recovery key is stored locally to a memory location on the computer system, including, as examples, flash memory on the motherboard of the computer system or a USB port on the computer system. In operation, when it becomes necessary for the computer system to authenticate the recovery key, the recovery key may be retrieved from the local memory. The retrieval and storage of the recovery key may be managed by a remote administrator. The recovery key may be stored in a hidden partition in the storage location, and the recovery key may be cryptographically wrapped to add an additional layer of security.