US 12,223,330 B2 · BIOS setup environment configuration modification audit system

Abstract

A BIOS setup environment configuration modification audit system includes a BIOS device that is included in a computing device and that is coupled to a component device in the computing device. The BIOS device enters a BIOS setup environment for the computing device and, while in the BIOS setup environment, detects component device configuration modification(s) to a configuration of the component device. The BIOS device then generates component device configuration modification information for the component device configuration modification(s) to the configuration of the component device, and provides the component device configuration modification information for storage in a non-volatile storage device that may be included in the BIOS device, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) device coupled to the BIOS device, or a network-connected device coupled to the BIOS device, any of which may provide access to that component device configuration modification information in response to a component device configuration audit request.

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Dependent claims

A Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup environment configuration modification audit system, comprising:

a computing device;
a component device that is included in the computing device;
a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) device that is included in the computing device and that is coupled to the component device, wherein the BIOS device is configured to:
enter a BIOS setup environment for the computing device;
detect, while in the BIOS setup environment, at least one component device configuration modification to a first configuration of the component device to provide a second configuration of the component device;
generate component device configuration modification information for the at least one component device configuration modification that identifies the component device and the at least one component device configuration modification that modified the first configuration to provide the second configuration;
and
provide the component device configuration modification information for storage in a non-volatile storage device.

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An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) processing system;
and
a BIOS memory system that is coupled to the BIOS processing system and that includes instructions, wherein the BIOS processing system is configured to execute the instruction to:
enter a BIOS setup environment;
detect, while in the BIOS setup environment, at least one component device configuration modification to a first configuration of a component device that is coupled to the BIOS processing system to provide a second configuration of the component device;
generate component device configuration modification information for the at least one component device configuration modification that identifies the component device and the at least one component device configuration modification that modified the first configuration to provide the second configuration;
and
provide the component device configuration modification information for storage in a non-volatile storage device.

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A method for enabling audits of configuration modifications provided in an Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup environment of a computing device, comprising:

entering, by a BIOS device in a computing device, a BIOS setup environment for the computing device;
detecting, by the BIOS device while in the BIOS setup environment, at least one component device configuration modification to a first configuration of a component device in the computing device to provide a second configuration of the component device;
generating, by the BIOS device, component device configuration modification information for the at least one component device configuration modification that identifies the component device and the at least one component device configuration modification that modified the first configuration to provide the second configuration;
and
providing, by the BIOS device, the component device configuration modification information for storage in a non-volatile storage device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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