Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Firmware password management
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Application No.: US18057114Application Date: 2022-11-18
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Publication No.: US11941127B2Publication Date: 2024-03-26
- Inventor: Evgeniy Sayapin , Stephanie Bauman , Neeraj Saluja
- Applicant: VMware, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee: VMware, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: King Intellectual Asset Management
- Main IPC: G06F21/46
- IPC: G06F21/46 ; G06F8/71 ; G06F21/31 ; G06F21/57
Abstract:
Firmware passwords, such as BIOS passwords can be managed by a remotely executed management service. A password reset command can be generated and transmitted to a client device. A management agent can execute the command and provide confirmation to a management service that the password has been updated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230078733A1 FIRMWARE PASSWORD MANAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2023-03-16
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