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US 2006/0136338 A1Published application
Techniques for filtering attempts to access component core logic
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorMoshe Maor
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Abstract
Techniques to limit accesses to hardware component devices by external devices or external software programs. A filter device may be used to filter requests to access core logic of a hardware component device based on access rules. Access rules can limit access to the core logic based on phases of the hardware component device, the requested operation of the core logic, or the target area in the core logic.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- at a hardware component, storing access rules;
- and
- at the hardware component, selectively filtering requests to access core logic of the hardware component based on the access rules.
An apparatus comprising:
- a hardware component comprising:
- an I/O device;
- core logic;
- a protection rules device to store access rules;
- and
- a filter device responsive to access requests transferred from the I/O device and
- to selectively filter requests to access the core logic based in part on the access rules.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a request at a network interface through a network from a management console for information related to a host system, wherein the network interface is capable of intercommunicating with the host system;
- at the network interface, storing access rules, wherein the access rules control the extent to which the network interface transfers requests from the host system to access core logic of the network interface;
- at the network interface, selectively filtering requests to access the core logic based on the access rules;
- at the network interface, storing information relating to the host system in the core logic, wherein the access rules permit storage of information related to the host system in the core logic during a specified phase;
- and
- transferring the information to the management console through the network.
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A system comprising:
- a network interface capable of providing intercommunication between a network and a host system comprising:
- an I/O device,
- core logic,
- a protection rules device to store access rules, and
- a filter device responsive to access requests transferred from the I/O device and to selectively filter requests to access the core logic based in part on the access rules;
- and
- a bus interface to permit intercommunication between the host system and the network interface.
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A system comprising:
- at least one managed client device, wherein the managed client device comprises:
- an I/O device,
- core logic,
- a protection rules device to store access rules, and
- a filter device responsive to access requests transferred from the I/O device and to selectively filter requests to access the core logic based in part on the access rules;
- and
- a management console configured to communicate with the at least one managed client device using a network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.