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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDaryl Carvis Cromer, Joseph Wayne Freeman, Steven Dale Goodman, Eric Richard Kern, Randall Scott Springfield
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A data processing system and method of password protecting the boot of a data processing system are disclosed. According to the method, in response to an attempt to boot the data processing system utilizing a boot device, the boot device is interrogated for a password. If the boot device supplies password information corresponding to that of a trusted boot device, the data processing system boots utilizing the boot device. If, however, the boot device does not supply password information corresponding to that of a trusted boot device, booting from the boot device is inhibited. In a preferred embodiment, the password information comprises a unique combination of the boot device's manufacturer-supplied model and serial numbers.
A method in a data processing system for maintaining security during booting of the data processing system, said method comprising:
A data processing system comprising:
A program product comprising:
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