Firmware access based on temporary passwords

A computing device comprising:

• a communication device;
• a processor to:
• receive a request to generate a temporary password for a client device, wherein the request includes a set of credentials and identification information of the client device;
• authenticate the request using the set of credentials;
• in response to a successful authentication of the request, generate the temporary password;
• transmit the temporary password, firmware access information, and expiration information of the temporary password to the client device;
• and
• transmit the temporary password to a password receiving entity.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computing device to:

• in response to receiving a set of credentials, transmit a request to a server, wherein the request includes the set of credentials and identification information of the computing device;
• receive a temporary password, firmware access information, and expiration information of the temporary password from the server via a communication device of the computing device;
• replace a password of firmware of the computing device with the temporary password;
• in response to receiving the temporary password via an input device connected to the computing device, determine if the temporary password is valid based on the expiration information;
• and
• in response to a determination that the temporary password is valid, provide access to a set of configurations of the firmware based on the firmware access information.