AU1042895A - Method and apparatus for controlling network and workstation access prior to workstation boot - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for controlling network and workstation access prior to workstation boot

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Publication number
AU1042895A
AU1042895A AU10428/95A AU1042895A AU1042895A AU 1042895 A AU1042895 A AU 1042895A AU 10428/95 A AU10428/95 A AU 10428/95A AU 1042895 A AU1042895 A AU 1042895A AU 1042895 A AU1042895 A AU 1042895A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
workstation
boot
controlling network
access prior
prior
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU10428/95A
Inventor
Steve Ming-Jang Chang
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Trend Micro Devices Inc
Original Assignee
Trend Micro Devices Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/101,837 external-priority patent/US5444850A/en
Application filed by Trend Micro Devices Inc filed Critical Trend Micro Devices Inc
Publication of AU1042895A publication Critical patent/AU1042895A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/60—Protecting data
    • G06F21/64—Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/50—Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
    • G06F21/57—Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
    • G06F21/572—Secure firmware programming, e.g. of basic input output system [BIOS]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/50—Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
    • G06F21/57—Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
    • G06F21/575—Secure boot
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/70—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer
    • G06F21/78—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure storage of data
    • G06F21/80—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure storage of data in storage media based on magnetic or optical technology, e.g. disks with sectors
    • G06F21/805—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure storage of data in storage media based on magnetic or optical technology, e.g. disks with sectors using a security table for the storage sub-system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4416—Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2211/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of data-processing equipment not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00
    • G06F2211/007—Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2211/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of data-processing equipment not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00
    • G06F2211/1097—Boot, Start, Initialise, Power

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Bioethics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Stored Programmes (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)
AU10428/95A 1993-08-04 1994-10-24 Method and apparatus for controlling network and workstation access prior to workstation boot Abandoned AU1042895A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/101,837 US5444850A (en) 1993-08-04 1993-08-04 Method and apparatus for controlling network and workstation access prior to workstation boot
PCT/US1994/012222 WO1996013002A1 (en) 1993-08-04 1994-10-24 Method and apparatus for controlling network and workstation access prior to workstation boot

Publications (1)

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AU1042895A true AU1042895A (en) 1996-05-15

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Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0791195A4 (en)
JP (1) JPH10511783A (en)
AU (1) AU1042895A (en)
WO (1) WO1996013002A1 (en)

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EP0791195A4 (en) 1998-05-20
JPH10511783A (en) 1998-11-10
WO1996013002A1 (en) 1996-05-02
EP0791195A1 (en) 1997-08-27

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