Patent ID: 7770003

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a first encrypted signal at a server of a computing network, said first encrypted signal comprising firmware encrypted by a first encryption algorithm having a first complexity level; sending a second encrypted signal over said computing network to at least one managed client in response to said first encrypted signal, said second encrypted signal comprising said firmware encrypted by a second encryption algorithm having a second complexity level, wherein said first complexity level is greater than said second complexity level; updating existing firmware of said at least one managed client in response to receipt of said second signal at said at least one managed client; decrypting said firmware encrypted by said first encryption algorithm into decrypted firmware; storing said decrypted firmware in a storage location; encrypting said decrypted firmware with said second encryption algorithm to provide said second encrypted signal; sending a notification signal to said at least one managed client, said notification signal being automatically sent in response to said decrypted firmware in said storage location, said notification signal comprising a portion representative of an update command and a portion representative of said storage location; authenticating said update command; and sending said second encrypted signal from said storage location to said at least one managed client if said update command is authenticated by said authenticating operation.