Inventors:
Juan I. Martinez - Houston TX, US
William P. Swaney - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
H04L 9/32, G06F 15/177
Abstract:
In one embodiment a computing device comprises a processor, a memory module coupled to the process and comprising logic instructions stored in a computer readable medium which, when executed, configure the processor to initiate boot operations in a computing device, present an authentication challenge when authentication is required to boot the computing device, continue boot operations in response to a successful response to the authentication challenge, and invoke an error routine in response to an unsuccessful response to the authentication challenge.