Patent ID: 8924306

Claim:
A method for remotely rebooting a local data processing entity requiring an access code to boot, the method comprising: receiving, by a local device, an access code from a remote device; storing, by the local device, the access code on an auxiliary device coupled to the local device through a keyboard port thereof; receiving, by the local device, a reboot command from the remote device; initiating, by the local device, a reboot of the local device in response to receiving the reboot command; detecting, by the auxiliary device, a requirement to input an access code to the local entity, the requirement necessitated by the reboot; providing, by the auxiliary device, the access code to the local device through the keyboard port in response to detecting the requirement, wherein providing the access code to the local device comprises transmitting keyboard key codes of the access code to the local device; and deleting the access code from the auxiliary device.