Patent ID: 8353026

Claim:
A credential security system, comprising: a management controller that is operable to be coupled to an information handling system (IHS) and to remain powered when the IHS is reset or rebooted, wherein the management controller is further operable to: authenticate to a directory service; receive at least one authentication credential; store the at least one authentication credential in a volatile or nonvolatile memory that is coupled to the management controller; and monitor for a security breach of the IHS; wherein the management controller automatically supplies the at least one authentication credential to the IHS for automatic authentication in response to a reset or reboot of the IHS; and wherein the management controller automatically clears the at least one authentication credential from the memory in response to a security breach or loss of power to the management controller, wherein the security breach includes at least one of an IHS chassis intrusion or the IHS being disconnected from a power source.