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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Assured Information Security, Inc., Rome, NY (US);
Maurice Gale, Rome, NY (US);
ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY, INC., Rome, NY (US);
Abstract
Authentication processing for a plurality of self-encrypting storage devices, e.g. SEDs) of a computer system is provided. The authentication processing for the SEDs includes obtaining authentication information for one SED of the plurality of SEDs, performing authentication processing for the one SED based on the obtained authentication information for the one SED; and based on the authentication processing for the one SED, performing authentication processing for each additional SED of one or more additional SEDs of the plurality of SEDs. A pre-boot configuration environment (PBA) to facilitate the authentication processing, and methods for installing the PBA are provided.