Centrally manageable locking chassis
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsXin Zhi Ma, Ahmad A.J. Ali
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Abstract
A method for unlocking a secure computing system. The method also includes entering an access key by a user via a user interface of a secure computing system, wherein the access key is generated by an administrative system that is external to the secure computing system. In addition, the method also includes authenticating, by the secure computing system, the access key. Moreover, the method includes in response to the authentication initiating an unlocking of a lock mechanism on the secure computing system, wherein once unlocked, the user may access at least one internal hardware component of the secure computing system.
Claims20
A method for unlocking a secure computing system, the method comprising:
- entering a first access key by a user via a user interface of the secure computing system, wherein the first access key is generated by an administrative system that is external to the secure computing system;
- authenticating, by the secure computing system, the first access key;
- and
- in response to the authentication, initiating an unlocking of a first lock mechanism on the secure computing system, wherein once unlocked, the user may access at least one hardware component located within the secure computing system.
A method for unlocking a secure computing system, the method comprising:
- entering a first access key by a user via a user interface of the secure computing system, wherein the first access key is generated by the secure computing system in response to receiving a first authentication token from an administrative system, wherein the administrative system is external to the secure computing system;
- authenticating, by the secure computing system, the first access key;
- and
- in response to the authentication, initiating an unlocking of a first lock mechanism on the secure computing system, wherein once unlocked, the user may access at least one hardware component of the secure computing system.
A secure computing system, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a user interface;
- a lock mechanism;
- a lock control module operatively connected to the lock mechanism;
- hardware components;
- a base board management controller comprising executable instructions, which when executed perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving an access key via the user interface, wherein the access key is generated by:
- an administrative system that is external to the secure computing system, or the secure computing system;
- authenticating the access key;
- and
- in response to the authentication, instructing the lock control module to initiate an unlocking of the lock mechanism, wherein once unlocked, a user may access at least one of the hardware components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.