US 12,192,240 B2
Co-managing firmware configuration and updates
Srikanth Kondapi, Austin, TX (US); Carlton Andrews, Austin, TX (US); and Nathan Martell, Taylor, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/589,432.
Prior Publication US 2023/0283637 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/20 (2013.01) [H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
receive a data object that includes a binary large object and a metadata file, wherein the binary large object includes a set of program instructions wherein the metadata file includes a current basic input/output system (BIOS) administrator password;
verify authenticity of the data object; and
when the verification of the authenticity of the data object is successful, then processing the data object that includes invoking a plugin based on the set of program instructions in the binary large object, wherein the set of program instructions is executable by at least the processor, and wherein the plugin invokes the processor to execute the set of program instructions with the current BIOS administrator password as an argument.