Inventors:
Jennifer E. Rios - Houston TX, US
Lan Wang - Houston TX, US
Manuel Novoa - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
H04L 9/32
US Classification:
713168, 713 1, 713 2, 713100, 713183, 726 2, 726 4, 726 5, 726 17, 726 26, 380277, 380278, 380279
Abstract:
A system comprises storage and a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in the storage and adapted to be executed by a processor. The BIOS has an associated setting. The system receives an encrypted value that comprises an encrypted hash of a request to alter at least one of the BIOS and the setting. A first key is used to encrypt the value. The processor uses a second key corresponding to the first key to authenticate said request.