US 11,757,648 B2
System and method for remote startup management
Christopher Channing Griffin, Cedar Park, TX (US); Adolfo Sandor Montero, Pflugerville, TX (US); Chris Edward Pepper, Leander, TX (US); Purushothama Rao Malluru, Round Rock, TX (US); and Ibrahim Sayyed, Georgetown, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,911.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254151 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/3234 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0877 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for managing operation of a data processing system, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a startup agent of the data processing system, a management communication indicating that the data processing system is to enter a password protected operating state without requiring use of the password to enter the password protected operating state, the startup agent executing while a startup manager of the data processing system that manages startups of the data processing system is not executing, the startups of the data processing system causing the data processing system to enter corresponding operating states;
providing, by the startup agent, the management communication to a management controller, the management controller being hosted by the data processing system and operating independently from the data processing system;
making a determination, by the management controller, that the management communication is from a trusted non-human entity that is authorized to modify the startups of the data processing system without use of the password; and
based on the determination, modifying, by the management controller, a future startup of the data processing system to enter the password protected operating state without use of the password.