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

Claim 4:
5. A secure boot method, comprising:
(i) configuring, via a secure boot management module implemented in an operating system of a first computer system, at least one user authentication mechanism that protects one or more boot software components during a boot sequence of the first computer system, including configuring a password of the at least one user authentication mechanism;
(ii) determining that an event has occurred during the boot sequence of the first computer system and responsive to the determining, executing the user authentication mechanism including requesting an input from a user that verifies identity of the user prior to allowing access to the one or more boot software components in the first computer system, wherein the event comprises an action initiated by a remote computer system;
(iii) loading the operating system in a memory of the first computer system at end of the boot sequence.