Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System lockdown and data protection
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Application No.: US16582788Application Date: 2019-09-25
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Publication No.: US11275817B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Thomas Cantwell , Mark W. Shutt
- Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00 ; G06F21/12 ; G06F21/57 ; G06F11/14 ; G06F21/74 ; G06F21/60
Abstract:
An information handling system may include a processor, and a cryptoprocessor comprising at least one storage location. The information handling system may be configured to: store, in the at least one storage location, cryptographic data regarding secure boot of the information handling system; receive an indication that a lockdown is to be initiated; in response to the indication, overwrite the at least one storage location with invalid data; and initiate the lockdown by triggering a reboot of the information handling system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210089633A1 SYSTEM LOCKDOWN AND DATA PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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