US 11,941,127 B2
Firmware password management
Evgeniy Sayapin, Austin, TX (US); Stephanie Bauman, Austin, TX (US); and Neeraj Saluja, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/057,114.
Application 18/057,114 is a continuation of application No. 16/910,539, filed on Jun. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,507,667.
Prior Publication US 2023/0078733 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/572 (2013.01) [G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2131 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A client device, comprising:
a processor and a memory; and
machine-readable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the client device to at least:
initiate enrollment of the client device as a managed device among a plurality of managed devices that are managed by a management service;
obtain a request to update a basic input output system (BIOS) password on the client device, wherein the request comprises a new BIOS password for the client device, wherein the request further comprises a command to perform a password reset; and
cause a management agent on the client device to perform the password reset within the BIOS of the client device, wherein the new BIOS password is stored in a device record as a submitted password by a management service.