Receiving policy data from a server to address theft and unauthorized access of a client
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1. A machine-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for securing a client, which when executed, cause:
- upon the client undergoing a change in operational state, an operating system agent sending a state message to a server, wherein the state message describes the change in the operational state of the client, wherein the operating system agent is one or more software modules that execute in an operating system of the client;
the client receiving a policy message from the server, wherein the policy message contains policy data; and
a BIOS agent storing the policy data in a BIOS of the client, wherein the policy data identifies one or more security policies which the client should follow, wherein the BIOS agent is one or more software modules that execute in the BIOS of the client.
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Abstract
Techniques for securing a client. When a client, such as a portable computer, undergoes a change in operational state, an operating system agent sends a state message to a server. The state message describes the change in the operational state of the client. The operating system agent is one or more software modules that execute in an operating system of the client. The client receives a policy message from the server. The policy message contains policy data, which a BIOS agent stores in the BIOS of the client. The policy data identifies one or more security policies which the client should follow.
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23 Claims
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1. A machine-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for securing a client, which when executed, cause:
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upon the client undergoing a change in operational state, an operating system agent sending a state message to a server, wherein the state message describes the change in the operational state of the client, wherein the operating system agent is one or more software modules that execute in an operating system of the client; the client receiving a policy message from the server, wherein the policy message contains policy data; and a BIOS agent storing the policy data in a BIOS of the client, wherein the policy data identifies one or more security policies which the client should follow, wherein the BIOS agent is one or more software modules that execute in the BIOS of the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for securing a client, comprising:
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upon the client undergoing a change in operational state, an operating system agent sending a state message to a server, wherein the state message describes the change in the operational state of the client, wherein the operating system agent is one or more software modules that execute in an operating system of the client; the client receiving a policy message from the server, wherein the policy message contains policy data; and a BIOS agent storing the policy data in a BIOS of the client, wherein the policy data identifies one or more security policies which the client should follow, and wherein the BIOS agent is one or more software modules executing in the BIOS of the client. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for securing resources therein, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a machine-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause; upon the apparatus undergoing a change in operational state, an operating system agent sending a state message to a server, wherein the state message describes the change in the operational state of the apparatus, wherein the operating system agent is one or more software modules that execute in an operating system of the apparatus; the apparatus receiving a policy message from the server, wherein the policy message contains policy data; and the apparatus storing the policy data in a BIOS of the apparatus, wherein the policy data identifies one or more security policies which the apparatus should follow.
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