US 12,223,330 B2
BIOS setup environment configuration modification audit system
Wei Liu, Austin, TX (US); Chih-Chao Liu, Taipei (TW); and Gin Yen Yang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/302,163.
Prior Publication US 2024/0354114 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 9/4401 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/4403 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup environment configuration modification audit system, comprising:
a computing device;
a component device that is included in the computing device;
a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) device that is included in the computing device and that is coupled to the component device, wherein the BIOS device is configured to:
enter a BIOS setup environment for the computing device;
detect, while in the BIOS setup environment, at least one component device configuration modification to a first configuration of the component device to provide a second configuration of the component device;
generate component device configuration modification information for the at least one component device configuration modification that identifies the component device and the at least one component device configuration modification that modified the first configuration to provide the second configuration; and
provide the component device configuration modification information for storage in a non-volatile storage device.