Validation of component transfers between information handling systems

A method for validating a transfer of a hardware component from a first IHS (Information Handling System) to a second IHS, the method comprising:

• validating detected hardware of the first IHS as factory-installed hardware based on an inventory specified in a first factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the first IHS;
• notifying a certificate management system when the validation identifies a discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS from the factory-installed hardware;
• validating detected hardware of the second IHS as factory-installed hardware based on an inventory specified in a second factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the second IHS;
• notifying the certificate management system when the validation identifies a discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS from the factory-installed hardware;
• detecting, by the certificate management system, when the discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS and the discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS corresponds to a transfer of hardware between the first IHS and the second IHS;
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• when the transfer of hardware is determined, authorizing, by the certificate management system, generation of delta certificates for validation of the transfer between the first IHS and the second IHS.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon for validated transfer of a hardware component from a first IHS (Information Handling System) to a second IHS, wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the IHS causes the one or more processors to:

• receive a notification of a first discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS from factory-installed hardware of the first IHS, wherein the first discrepancy is detected based on an inventory of factory-installed hardware specified in a first factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the first IHS;
• receive a notification of a second discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS from factory-installed hardware of the second IHS, wherein the second discrepancy is detected based on an inventory of factory-installed hardware specified in a second factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the second IHS;
• detect when the first discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS and the second discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS corresponds to a transfer of hardware between the first IHS and the second IHS;
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• when the transfer of hardware is determined, authorize generation of delta certificates for validation of the transfer between the first IHS and the second IHS.