Anti-theft in firmware

Methods, systems and storage media are disclosed for enhanced system boot processing that authenticates boot code based on biometric information of the user before loading the boot code to system memory. For at least some embodiments, the bio-metric authentication augments authentication of boot cod...

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Main Authors Ouyang, Qian, Zimmer, Vincent J, Zhang, Chao B, Wang, Jian J, Rothman, Michael A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2020
Subjects
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COMPUTING
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ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Methods, systems and storage media are disclosed for enhanced system boot processing that authenticates boot code based on biometric information of the user before loading the boot code to system memory. For at least some embodiments, the bio-metric authentication augments authentication of boot code based on a unique platform identifier. The enhanced boot code authentication occurs before loading of the operating system, and may be performed during a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot sequence. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715789607