System, Apparatus And Method For Securely Protecting A Processor In Transit

At least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to:

• in a pre-boot environment of the system, obtain a stored identifier from a non-volatile storage of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag of a processor of the system;
• determine if the stored identifier matches an identifier stored in a first storage of the processor;
• responsive to a determination that the stored identifier matches the identifier, enable the processor to enter into a boot environment;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the stored identifier does not match the identifier, prevent the processor from entry into the boot environment.

A method comprising:

• storing a random number in a first storage location of a processor during a manufacturing programming of the processor;
• causing the random number to be stored in a non-volatile memory of a radio frequency identification (RFID) device of the processor during the manufacturing programming;
• reading the random number and an identifier of the RFID device from the RFID device and storing an association of the identifier and the random number in an entry of a database;
• and
• thereafter erasing the random number from the non-volatile memory of the RFID device to lock the processor.