Encryption key retrieval
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1. At least one computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- receive a request to access an electronic device;
collect authentication data at a secondary electronic device, wherein the secondary electronic device is separate from the electronic device;
verify the authentication data;
receive an authentication key from a network element that is physically separate from the electronic device and the secondary electronic device; and
communicate the authentication key to the electronic device, wherein the authentication key is not persistently stored in the electronic device and the secondary electronic device, wherein the electronic device requires pre-boot authentication before an operating system on the electronic device is allowed to run and the authentication key provides the pre-boot verification.
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include an authentication module. The authentication module can be configured to receiving a request to access an electronic device, where the electronic device is separate from the authentication module, collect authentication data, communicate the authentication data to a network element, receive an authentication key, and communicate the authentication key to the electronic device.
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24 Claims
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1. At least one computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
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receive a request to access an electronic device; collect authentication data at a secondary electronic device, wherein the secondary electronic device is separate from the electronic device; verify the authentication data; receive an authentication key from a network element that is physically separate from the electronic device and the secondary electronic device; and communicate the authentication key to the electronic device, wherein the authentication key is not persistently stored in the electronic device and the secondary electronic device, wherein the electronic device requires pre-boot authentication before an operating system on the electronic device is allowed to run and the authentication key provides the pre-boot verification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 24)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a hardware processor; and a verification engine configured to; request an authentication key from a secondary electronic device, wherein the secondary electronic device previously received the authentication key from a network element that is physically separate from the electronic device and the secondary electronic device; receive the authentication key from the secondary electronic device, wherein the secondary electronic device is separate from the electronic device; and verify the authentication key and the secondary electronic device, wherein the authentication key is not persistently stored in the electronic device and the secondary electronic device, wherein the electronic device requires pre-boot authentication before an operating system on the electronic device is allowed to run and the authentication key provides the pre-boot verification. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to access an electronic device that is separate from a secondary electronic device; collecting authentication data at the secondary electronic device; verifying the authentication data; receiving an authentication key from a network element that is physically separate from the electronic device and the secondary electronic device; and communicating the authentication key to the electronic device, wherein the authentication key is not persistently stored in the electronic device and the secondary electronic device, wherein the electronic device requires pre-boot authentication before an operating system on the electronic device is allowed to run and the authentication key provides the pre-boot verification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for receiving an authentication key, the system comprising:
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a hardware processor; and an authentication engine configured for; receiving a request to access an electronic device, wherein the electronic device is separate from the authentication module; collecting authentication data; communicating the authentication data to a network element that is physically separate from the electronic device and the secondary electronic device; receiving an authentication key; and communicating the authentication key to the electronic device, wherein the authentication key is not persistently stored in the electronic device and the secondary electronic device, wherein the electronic device requires pre-boot authentication before an operating system on the electronic device is allowed to run and the authentication key provides the pre-boot verification. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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