Patent ID: 7721096

Claim:
A method for self-authenticating a blade server in a secure environment, said method comprising the steps of: powering up the blade server in an information handling system; determining whether the secure environment mode is set in the blade server, wherein: if the secure environment mode is not set then performing a normal boot-up sequence for the blade server, and if the secure environment mode is set then; determining whether the authorized removal mode is set in the blade server, wherein if the authorized removal mode is not set then disabling the boot-up sequence for the blade server, and if the authorized removal mode is set then; verifying the authentication key into a blade server, wherein if the authentication key is valid with the information handling system then perform a normal boot-up sequence for the blade server, and if the authentication key is not valid with the information handling system then disable the boot-up sequence for the blade server; setting an authentication key into a blade server; setting a secure environment mode in the blade server; receiving a blade management removal signal; setting an authorized removal mode in the blade server after receiving the blade management removal signal; and powering down operation of the blade server.