Always-available embedded theft reaction subsystem
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorMichael Berger
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Abstract
A system to provide an always-on embedded anti-theft protection for a platform is described. The system comprises in one embodiment, a storage including encryption to protect data, a risk behavior logic to detect a potential problem when the data is not encrypted, a core logic component to provide logic to analyze the potential problem and to trigger a security action logic to perform the security action, when the potential problem indicates a theft suspicion, and the security action logic, to cause the platform to attempt a transition to a reduced power state when triggered by the core logic component, the transition causing the data to be encrypted.
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A system to provide an always-on embedded anti-theft protection for a platform, the system comprising:
- a storage including encryption to protect data;
- a risk behavior logic to detect a potential problem when the data is not encrypted;
- a core logic component to provide logic to analyze the potential problem and to trigger a security action logic to perform the security action, when the potential problem indicates a theft suspicion;
- the security action logic, to cause the platform to attempt a transition to a reduced power state when triggered by the core logic component, the transition causing the data to be encrypted.
A system to provide always-available anti-theft protection for a platform, the system comprising:
- a power transition logic to transition the platform between a plurality of power levels;
- a storage including encryption to protect data on the platform;
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- a security action logic to cause the power transition logic to transition the platform to a hibernation state, the hibernation state requiring a disarming command prior to providing access to the platform, and the transition to the hibernation state encrypting the data on the platform.
A system comprising:
- a power transition logic to transition a platform between a plurality of power states including ON, standby, and hibernation;
- a risk behavior logic to monitor for a theft indication, in all power states, the risk behavior logic receiving data from one or more interfaces;
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- a security action logic to force the power transition logic to transition the platform to the hibernation state, when the theft indication is received, in order to protect the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.