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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Applicants:
James E. Dailey, Round Rock, TX (US);
Alok Pant, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Benjamen G. Tyner, Austin, TX (US);
Kendall C. Witte, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
James E. Dailey, Round Rock, TX (US);
Alok Pant, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Benjamen G. Tyner, Austin, TX (US);
Kendall C. Witte, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information handling system which supports Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA) and which provides the ability for each authorized user of the system to have a unique ID and key at the BIOS level. In these systems, a user only needs knowledge of the traditional BIOS password only at the time the user is enrolled in the PBA feature. Later changes to the password do not have the effect of denying access to enrolled users.