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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Richard Hutzler, Ocean Shores, WA (US);
William M. Smith, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Hutzler, Ocean Shores, WA (US);
William M. Smith, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A lock for securing an electronic device includes a tamper module and a destruction module. The tamper module determines whether a component of the lock has been compromised. The tamper module may determine whether a cable securing the electronic device has been cut. If the tamper module determines that a lock component has been compromised, a destruction module may destroy an enabling component that enables the electronic device to operate. The destruction module may destroy a transmitter in the lock that communicates an authentication code if the electronic device will not function without the authentication code.
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