Providing a Secure Execution Mode in a Pre-Boot Environment

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to establish a secure pre-boot environment in a computer system and performs at least one secure operation in the secure environment. In one embodiment, the secure operation may be storage of a secret in the secure pre-boot environment.

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Main Authors BIGBEE BRYANT E, ZIMMER VINCENT J, FISH ANDREW J, DORAN MARK S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.07.2015
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to establish a secure pre-boot environment in a computer system and performs at least one secure operation in the secure environment. In one embodiment, the secure operation may be storage of a secret in the secure pre-boot environment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514679145