Electronic module access control
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsKevin LEIGH, Sunil GANTA, John NORTON
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Abstract
An example security device is provided herein. The security device includes a lock mechanism and a control mechanism. The lock mechanism is associated with an electronic module. The control mechanism is communicatively coupled to the lock mechanism and the electronic module. The control mechanism uses an authorization mechanism to determine when to activate the lock mechanism and when to inactivate the lock mechanism.
Claims15
A method to control access to an electronic module comprising:
- identifying a request to access the electronic module, the electronic module includes a physical subcomponent of an electronic system;
- obtaining authorization of the request using a control mechanism communicatively connected to a lock mechanism that provides access to the electronic module;
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- initiating the request after authorization is received.
A system to securely control access to an electronic module, the system comprising:
- a cage connected to a system board, the cage to receive an electronic module;
- a lock mechanism to engage with the electronic module;
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- a control mechanism communicatively connected to the lock mechanism and the electronic module to control movement of the lock mechanism between a locked state and an unlocked state.
A security device to control access to an electronic module that is a physical subcomponent of an electronic system, the security device comprising:
- a lock mechanism associated with the electronic module and coupled to the electronic system;
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- a control mechanism communicatively coupled to the lock mechanism and the electronic module, the control mechanism uses an authorization mechanism to determine when to activate the lock mechanism and when to inactivate the lock mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.