Managing access to data using a management controller of a data processing system

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a data processing system, the operations comprising:

• obtaining, by a management controller of the data processing system and from an entity hosted by hardware resources of the data processing system, a request to perform an operation with respect to at least a portion of boot data stored in a storage device of the hardware resources;
• performing, by the management controller, a permission analysis process for the entity to determine whether the entity is authorized to initiate performance of the operation with respect to the at least the portion of the boot data;
• and
• in an instance of the performing in which the entity is authorized to initiate performance of the operation:
• facilitating, by the management controller, performance of the operation with respect to the at least the portion of the boot data to facilitate provisioning of computer-implemented services by the data processing system.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing operation of a data processing system, the operations comprising:
• obtaining, by a management controller of the data processing system and from an entity hosted by hardware resources of the data processing system, a request to perform an operation with respect to at least a portion of boot data stored in a storage device of the hardware resources;
• performing, by the management controller, a permission analysis process for the entity to determine whether the entity is authorized to initiate performance of the operation with respect to the at least the portion of the boot data;
• and
• in an instance of the performing in which the entity is authorized to initiate performance of the operation:
• facilitating, by the management controller, performance of the operation with respect to the at least the portion of the boot data to facilitate provisioning of computer-implemented services by the data processing system.