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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Corporation, New Tech Park, SG;
Nathan K. Campbell, Edmonds, WA (US);
Doug W. Oliver, Round Rock, TX (US);
Wen Wei Tang, Shanghai, CN;
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for UEFI firmware database management of keys and certificates during a UEFI secure bootstrap enabled boot of a computer. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for UEFI firmware database management for secure bootstrap of a computer includes initially receiving a request to modify a database in UEFI firmware of an operating computer. Thereafter, an impact of the request is determined in memory of the operating computer in terms of the operability of an accessory driver. As such, a prompt warning of the determined impact is generated in the memory and displayed in a display of the operating computer.