Validation for an ihs with swappable hardware components

A method for validating replaceable hardware components of an IHS (Information Handling System), the method comprising:

• retrieving, by a pre-boot validation process of the IHS, a factory-provisioned inventory certificate that specifies factory-installed hardware of the IHS;
• identifying a discrepancy between detected hardware of the IHS and the factory-installed hardware specified in the factory-provisioned inventory certificate;
• retrieving a factory-provisioned ledger certificate that specifies replaceable hardware supported by the IHS;
• determining when the discrepancy is due to movement of the replaceable hardware supported by the IHS;
• and
• upon validating the movement of the replaceable hardware, updating the ledger certificate to indicate the movement of the replaceable hardware supported by the IHS.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon for providing validation of replaceable hardware components of an IHS (Information Handling System), wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the IHS causes a pre-boot validation process of the IHS to:

• retrieve a factory-provisioned inventory certificate that specifies factory-installed hardware of the IHS;
• identify a discrepancy between detected hardware of the IHS and the factory-installed hardware specified in the factory-provisioned inventory certificate;
• retrieve a factory-provisioned ledger certificate that specifies replaceable hardware supported by the IHS;
• determine when the discrepancy is due to movement of the replaceable hardware supported by the IHS;
• and
• upon validating the movement of the replaceable hardware, update the ledger certificate to indicate the movement of the replaceable hardware supported by the IHS.