CPC H04L 9/3263 (2013.01) [G01S 19/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for enforcing geographic restrictions on the operation of an IHS (Information Handling System), the method comprising:
upon initialization of the IHS, retrieving an inventory certificate uploaded to the IHS during factory provisioning of the IHS, wherein the inventory certificate specifies a plurality of allowed geographic locations at which the IHS is operational, and wherein the inventory certificate is a public key identity certificate generated by an embedded controller of the IHS in response to a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) generated by the IHS during the factory provisioning of the IHS;
halting further initialization of the IHS by the embedded controller until a location of the IHS can be determined and compared to the geographic locations from the inventory certificate;
determining a location of the IHS;
when the location of the IHS is not at an allowed geographic location specified in the inventory certificate, rendering the IHS non-operational by the embedded controller; and
when the location of the IHS is at an allowed geographic location specified in the inventory certificate, enabling further initialization of the IHS.
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