Enabling access to remote entities in access controlled networks
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsHormuzd Khosravi, Venkat R. Gokulrangan, Tal Shustak, Avigdor Eldar
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Abstract
In network access control networks, it may be difficult to provide certain remote accesses such as remote boot or remote storage access. An available network connection established through chipset firmware (e.g. active management technology (AMT)) may be utilized to establish a connection and to enable the remote access. Then as soon the completion of the activity is detected, such as remote booting, then the connection may be immediately terminated to prevent access by improper agents.
Claims18
A computer readable non-transmission storage medium storing instructions that are executed to enable a manageability engine to:
- if a network cannot be accessed by a device because of network access control, establish a network access connection using said manageability engine's access rights to the network;
- allow the device to use the connection to boot on the network;
- detect booting on the network;
- and
- in response to detecting booting on the network, terminate the manageability engine's connection, while leaving the device booted on the network.
A system comprising:
- a pair of processors, one of said processors to execute an operating system that acts as a host;
- at least one non-volatile storage storing platform management components, said storage storing instructions to attempt to enable a device to access a network, if the network cannot be accessed because of network access control, establish a network access connection using a manageability engine that has network access rights to the network, allow the device to use the connection to boot on the network and, detect booting on the network and, in response to detecting booting on the network, terminate the manageability engine's connection while leaving the device booted on the network;
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- a network interface coupled to at least one of said processors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.