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Keyless access to laptop

  • US 10,110,568 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2016
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • transmitting, by a mobile device, an authentication request to a cloud information handling system (IHS) to determine that the mobile device is authorized to unlock a node IHS;

    determining, by the mobile device, that the node IHS is within range of a near field communication interface of the mobile device;

    transmitting, by the mobile device, an encrypted gadget token over the wireless interface between the mobile device and the node IHS in response to determining that the node IHS is within range;

    transmitting, by the node IHS, an encrypted cloud token based on the encrypted gadget token over a communication link between the node IHS and a cloud IHS;

    authenticating, by the cloud IHS, the encrypted cloud token;

    transmitting, by the cloud IHS, an encrypted authentication token based on the encrypted cloud token over the communication link to the node IHS;

    verifying, by the node IHS, that the transmission of the encrypted gadget token is from the mobile device;

    authenticating, by the node IHS, the encrypted authentication token; and

    unlocking the node IHS based on the authenticating of the encrypted authentication token.

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