US Patent Application 17714324. SECURE WIPE OF DATA PROCESSING UNIT USING FIRMWARE CAPSULE simplified abstract
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SECURE WIPE OF DATA PROCESSING UNIT USING FIRMWARE CAPSULE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Deepaganesh Paulraj of Bangalore (IN)
Aniruddha Herekar of Bangalore (IN)
Sriparna Som of Bangalore (IN)
Jitendra Kumar Rath of Bangalore (IN)
SECURE WIPE OF DATA PROCESSING UNIT USING FIRMWARE CAPSULE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17714324 Titled 'SECURE WIPE OF DATA PROCESSING UNIT USING FIRMWARE CAPSULE'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes an information handling system that includes a processor, a data processing unit, and a management controller. The management controller is responsible for managing the system and can perform tasks outside of the normal operation of the system. In this case, the management controller obtains information about the hardware and capabilities of the data processing unit. Based on this information, it generates a firmware capsule that can be executed during the system's startup phase to securely erase the contents of the memory. The management controller then communicates this firmware capsule to the data processing unit during its normal operating phase and causes the unit to reboot into its startup phase to execute the firmware and securely erase the memory.
Original Abstract Submitted
An information handling system may include a processor, a data processing unit communicatively coupled to the processor, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the data processing unit and configured for out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may further be configured to obtain a hardware inventory and capabilities of the data processing unit; based on the hardware inventory and capabilities, generate a firmware capsule for execution during a basic input/output system phase of the data processing unit to cause a secure erasure of contents of a memory of the data processing unit; and communicate the firmware capsule to the data processing unit during an operating system phase of the data processing unit and cause the data processing unit to reboot to its basic input/output system phase in order to execute drivers of the firmware capsule in order to securely erase the memory.
