Securing an electronic device
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1. A method comprising:
- controlling a boot-up of an electronic device in response to detecting tampering with the device.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a processor to control a boot-up of an electronic device in response to a detection of tampering with the device. In some embodiments of the invention, the processor may detect tampering by authenticating a source of a boot image used during the boot-up; and the processor may detect tampering by verifying the integrity of the boot image. In some embodiments of the invention, the processor may control a transition of the electronic device from a first state to a second power state in response to a detection of tampering with the device. The electronic device consumes more power in the second power state than in the first power state.
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1. A method comprising:
controlling a boot-up of an electronic device in response to detecting tampering with the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
a processor to control a boot-up of an electronic device in response to a detection of tampering with the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a wireless interface; and
a processor to control a boot-up of the system in response to a detection of tampering with the system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article comprising a storage medium readable by a processor-based system, the storage medium storing instructions to cause the processor-based system to:
control boot-up of the system in response to a detection of tampering with the system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
controlling a transition of an electronic device from a first state to a second state in response to detecting tampering with the device, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the first power state is less than the power consumption of the electronic device in the second power state. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
a processor to control a transition of an electronic device from a first power state to a second power state in response to detecting tampering with the device, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the first power state is less than the power consumption of the electronic device in the second power state. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A system comprising:
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a wireless interface; and
a processor to control a transition of the system from a first power state to a second power state in response to detecting tampering with the system, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the first power state is less than the power consumption of the electronic device in the second power state. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. An article comprising a storage medium readable by a processor-based system, the storage medium storing instructions to cause the processor-based system to:
control a transition of the system from a first power state to a second power state in response to detecting tampering with the system, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the first power state is less than the power consumption of the electronic device in the second power state. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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