Patent ID: 7877614
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A process for securing the access to the resources of an Information Handling System (I.H.S.), comprising an operating system (OS), said process involving the steps of: initiating a qualification process of said system, said qualification process involving the steps of: identifying by said operating system (OS) hardware components present within said system and reported by said operating system (OS) and completing a system qualification file (SQF) listing said hardware components with corresponding Component Identification Data (CID), based on the information used by said operating system (OS) for installing the drivers corresponding to said hardware components, said information including the identifier of the manufacturer, the identifier of the model of the component, and the serial number; encrypting said system qualification file in order to create a reference qualification signature (RQS); performing a secure transfer of said RQS signature to a remote server; storing said reference qualification signature (RQS) on said remote server; using said reference qualification signature preliminary to any transaction or any access to be secured, by executing a validation process which involves the steps of: performing a new identification and detection of the hardware components and a subsequent generation of a new system qualification file; encrypting said new system qualification file in order to generate a checking signature; sending said checking signature to said remote server; and comparing said checking signature with said reference qualification signature (RQS) on said remote server and, in response to said comparison, allowing or denying access to said transaction or said service.