Patent ID: 8566610
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing a platform with an anti-theft mechanism, comprising: requesting authorization to access a standby state by sending a platform public key to a server; receiving a server public key; receiving an encrypted and signed anti-theft permit; sending a rendezvous message to the server; receiving an encrypted and signed anti-theft standby transition message from the server; validating the anti-theft standby transition message; sending a cryptographically signed acknowledgment to the server; transitioning from an active state to a stolen state in response to a trigger indicating that the platform has been stolen, wherein the platform (i) permits access to hardware resources and software resources while in the active state and (ii) restricts access to hardware resources and software resources while in the stolen state; and transitioning from the stolen state to the standby state on the platform in response to validating the anti-theft standby transition message, wherein the platform permits access to the hardware resources and the software resources before expiration of a timer of the platform while in the standby state.