US 12,229,319 B2
Authentication of memory expansion capabilities
Milton Taveira, Round Rock, TX (US); Isaac Q. Wang, Round Rock, TX (US); and Jordan Chin, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,886.
Application 17/957,886 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/871,338, filed on Jul. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028769 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/64 (2013.01) [G06F 21/1014 (2023.08); G06F 21/78 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory module, comprising:
a first data storage location to store an expansion license, wherein the memory module is configured to operate with a full set of functions, and wherein when the first data storage location stores the expansion license, the memory module is configurable to operate with a subset of the full set of functions disabled; and
a second data storage location to store a first expansion capability certificate, the first expansion capability certificate being signed by a first information handling system and including a first subset of the full set of functions that are disabled by the first expansion capability certificate;
wherein the memory module is configured to determine that the memory module is installed into the first information handling system based on the first expansion capability certificate, and to disable the first subset of the full set of functions in response to determining that the memory module is installed into the first information handling system.