Information security – Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-01
2011-02-01
Dinh, Minh (Department: 2432)
Information security
Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
C726S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07882562
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for deploying sensitive communication parameters to a diskless computing device. A parameter structure module is included to store one or more Internet Small Computer System Interface (“iSCSI”) communication parameters in an extendable data structure configured to store a set of basic parameter settings and a set of extended parameter settings. A link module is included to establish a secure link to a diskless computing device over a physically secure connection. A deployment module is included to deploy the extendable data structure over the secure connection to a non-volatile memory in the diskless computing device. The non-volatile memory is configured to provide sensitive iSCSI communication parameters provided by the extendable data structure to a CPU of the diskless computing device during a boot sequence.
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Arroyo Jesse Paul
Bolan Joseph Edward
Brey Thomas M.
Cors Josep
Dake Gregory William
Dinh Minh
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe
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