Method for providing security to a computer on a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for providing security to a computer on a computer network for allowing remote configuration of said computer, said method comprising the steps of:
- in response to a network-supplied privileged-access password (PAP) during a boot-up operation of said computer, comparing said network-supplied PAP with a systems installed PAP;
if said network-supplied PAP does not match said system-installed PAP, setting a tamper evident mechanism within said computer;
if said network-supplied PAP matches said system-installed PAP, continue performing said boot-up operation; and
after completion of said boot-up operation, allowing configuration of said computer to be performed remotely over said computer network.
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Abstract
A method for providing security to a computer on a computer network is disclosed. When a network-supplied privileged-access password (PAP) is encountered during a system boot-up operation of the computer, the network-supplied PAP is compared with a system-installed PAP. The network-supplied PAP is stored in a first location of a non-volatile memory of the computer, and the system-installed PAP is stored in a second location of the non-volatile memory of the computer. The system-installed PAP is previously entered to the computer via a keyboard of the computer. If the network-supplied PAP does not match the system-installed PAP, a tamper evident mechanism within the computer is set. Otherwise, if the network-supplied PAP matches the system-installed PAP, the boot-up operation continues to be performed. After the boot-up operation has been completed, configuration of the computer is allowed to be performed remotely over the computer network.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing security to a computer on a computer network for allowing remote configuration of said computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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in response to a network-supplied privileged-access password (PAP) during a boot-up operation of said computer, comparing said network-supplied PAP with a systems installed PAP;
if said network-supplied PAP does not match said system-installed PAP, setting a tamper evident mechanism within said computer;
if said network-supplied PAP matches said system-installed PAP, continue performing said boot-up operation; and
after completion of said boot-up operation, allowing configuration of said computer to be performed remotely over said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system on a computer network, wherein said computer system can be configured remotely over said computer network, said computer system comprising:
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means for comparing a network-supplied privileged-access password (PAP) with a system-installed PAP, in response to said network-supplied PAP during a boot-up operation of said computer system;
means for setting a tamper evident mechanism within said computer system if said network-supplied PAP does not match said system-installed PAP;
means for continuing to perform said boot-up operation if said network-supplied PAP matches said system-installed PAP; and
means for allowing configuration of said computer system to be performed remotely over said computer network after completion of said boot-up operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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