Patent ID: 9448785
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for updating full disk encryption (FDE) software on a computer, comprising: blocking operations of the FDE software on a boot drive of the computer; installing one or more components of the updated FDE software on the computer; deploying an updated pre-boot compatibility verification component of updated FDE software that checks compatibility of the boot disk with the updated FDE software; rebooting the computer and executing, before booting of an operating system, the updated pre-boot compatibility verification component of the updated FDE software; determining, by the updated pre-boot compatibility verification component of the updated FDE software, a compatibility of the boot disk with the updated FDE software without decrypting and encrypting the boot disk of the computer by the updated FDE software; if the boot disk is determined to be compatible with the updated FDE software, authenticating a computer user and booting the operating system of the computer; and unblocking one or more operations of the updated FDE software on the boot drive of the computer.