Patent ID: 7941509

Claim:
A computer implemented method for a secure network install for a client, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving a request for a boot image file from a client at a proxy server to form a received request, wherein the request is for the secure network install by using a modified client remote boot control code, wherein the modified client remote boot control code places the client in a Secure Bootfile Download Discovery (SBDD) mode, wherein the request for the boot image file includes a location of the boot image file and a client Internet Protocol address, and wherein the proxy server and the client are on a same subnet; responsive to receiving the request, locating, by the proxy server, a boot image file server from a list of servers and corresponding boot image files for the boot image file server by performing a lookup of the boot image file in a mapping file to form a located boot image file wherein the mapping file includes the list of servers and corresponding boot image files; identifying, by the proxy server, an Internet Protocol address of the boot image file server for the boot image file; retrieving, by the proxy server, the located boot image file from the boot image file server using a secure file transfer protocol to form a retrieved boot image file, wherein the secure file transfer protocol includes at least one of file encryption and checksum verification; and sending the retrieved boot image file from the proxy server to the client, wherein the client receives the client Internet Protocol address, the location of the boot image file, and an Internet Protocol address of the proxy server from a dynamic host configuration protocol server.