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Method for authenticating firmware volume and system therefor

  • US 9,524,390 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2014
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • accessing a first firmware volume of a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) compliant information handling system;

    retrieving, using a computer, authentication information from the first firmware volume using a UEFI Secure Architecture Protocol (SAP);

    determining, based on the authentication information, if the first firmware volume is a first type of firmware volume;

    if the first firmware volume is the first type of firmware volume, then authenticating the first firmware volume using the first authentication information and an authentication procedure other than Secure Boot authentication; and

    if the first firmware volume is a second type of firmware volume, the second type different than the first type, then authenticating the first firmware volume using the first authentication information and the Secure Boot authentication.

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