Patent ID: 9063752
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A security method for verifying and detecting physical tampering of a boot loader in a client gaming machine, the method comprising: analyzing the client gaming machine based on stored client gaming machine version information; updating at least one of a boot loader and an operating system of the client gaming machine via an update server storing: a) boot loader updates, b) operating system updates, and c) client gaming machine version information; loading and executing the boot loader at the client gaming machine which establishes a connection to a boot compliance server; sending a first cryptographic element from the boot compliance server to the client gaming machine; generating a first cryptographic response with the first cryptographic element based on at least part of the boot loader and sending the first cryptographic response to the boot compliance server for verification; and continuing to execute the boot loader of the client gaming machine upon successful verification of the first cryptographic response, wherein following said successful verification the boot loader is configured to load the operating system.