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Apparatus and method for host abstracted networked authorization

  • US 9,876,792 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2014
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information handling system, comprising:

  • a host processing system including a processor and a shared secret, wherein the shared secret is embedded in a hardware device of the host processing system; and

    an authentication processing system including a secure processor, a copy of the shared secret, and a first authenticator to execute on the secure processor stored at a storage device of the information handling system, wherein the copy of the shared secret is embedded in a hardware device of the authentication processing system;

    wherein the authentication processing system authenticates to the host processing system based upon the shared secret;

    wherein the first authenticator operates as a first master authenticator to;

    establish a first authentication area;

    determine that a first device is a first trusted slave device of the first master authenticator;

    determine that the first device is within the first authentication area; and

    authenticate the first device on the first authentication area based upon the determination that the first device is within the first authentication area;

    determine that a second device is a second trusted slave device of the first master authenticator;

    determine that the second device is not within the first authentication area;

    prevent the second device from authenticating on the first authentication area based upon the determination that the second device is not within the first authentication area; and

    wherein the first authenticator operates as a slave authenticator to;

    determine that the information handling system is within a second authentication area of a third device; and

    authenticate the information handling system on the third device based upon the determination that the information handling system is within the second authentication area.

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