Patent ID: 11861011
Assignee: ZPE SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media embodying a program of instructions executable by machine to perform steps comprising:
(i) configuring, via a secure boot management module implemented in an operating system, boot software components in a memory of a first computer system, including configuring a Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) or a PXE-capable network interface;
(ii) determining whether an event has occurred during a boot sequence of the first computer system, wherein the event comprises an action initiated by a remote computer system;
(iii) in response to determining the event has occurred, performing user authentication by requesting an input by a user that verifies identity of the user during the boot sequence of the first computer system and prior to allowing access to the boot software components;
(iv) in response to determining the event has not occurred, successively loading the boot software components according to the boot sequence of the first computer system; and
(v) in response to determining end of the boot sequence is reached, loading the operating system in the memory of the first computer system.