Method and apparatus for firmware based system security, integrity, and restoration
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May 24, 2016
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Jul 15, 2014
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Methods and systems for firmware based system security, integrity, and restoration are disclosed, including (a) determining in a pre-boot environment which mode a security and policy enforcement platform (“platform”) should be loaded into firmware of a computing system; (b) if the determination made in step (a) is that it is the first time for the platform to be loaded, then loading the platform into a setup mode; (c) if the determination made in step (a), above, is that a valid certificate from the platform is on a file system accessible in the firmware of the computing system, then loading the platform into a configuration mode; and (d) if the determination made in step (a), above, is that the platform is set to an active/active-test mode, then loading the platform into the active/active-test mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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