United States Patent
US Patent 8086839: Authentication for resume boot path
US 8086839 ยท granted 2011-12-27
Abstract
Methods and systems to perform an authentication operation after resuming from a sleep state are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes starting a boot process from a sleep state. The method further includes providing platform services to support an authentication operation as part of the boot process and determining whether to complete the boot process based at least on results of the authentication operation.
| Patent Number | 8086839 |
|---|---|
| Title | Authentication for resume boot path |
| Filed | 2008-12-30 |
| Granted | 2011-12-27 |
| Inventor(s) | Yao; Jiewen, Smith; Ned McArthur, Zimmer; Vincent J., Long; Qin |
| Assignee | Intel Corporation |
| CPC Classification | G06F 9/00, H04L 9/32, G06F 1/26, G06F 21/00 |
| Number of Claims | 65 |
Abstract
Methods and systems to perform an authentication operation after resuming from a sleep state are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes starting a boot process from a sleep state. The method further includes providing platform services to support an authentication operation as part of the boot process and determining whether to complete the boot process based at least on results of the authentication operation.
Claim 1
A method comprising starting a boot process from a sleep state; providing platform services to support an authentication operation as part of the boot process; anddetermining whether to complete the boot process based at least on results of the authentication operation, wherein the platform services are executed in one or more memory sections reserved by basic input/output system.
Claims
65 totalA method comprising starting a boot process from a sleep state; providing platform services to support an authentication operation as part of the boot process; anddetermining whether to complete the boot process based at least on results of the authentication operation, wherein the platform services are executed in one or more memory sections reserved by basic input/output system.