US 12,348,569 B2
Managing policies for data processing systems using out of band communication channels
Bassem El-Azzami, Austin, TX (US); Abeye Teshome, Austin, TX (US); Richard M. Tonry, Georgetown, TX (US); Mohit Arora, Frisco, TX (US); Adolfo Sandor Montero, Pflugerville, TX (US); Vinodkumar Vasudev Ottar, Mckinney, TX (US); Luis Antonio Valencia Reyes, Waxahachie, TX (US); and Rajaravi Chandra Kollarapu, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,266.
Prior Publication US 2025/0141928 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/20 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing data processing systems, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a management controller of a data processing system of the data processing systems and via an out of band communication channel, a policy from a trusted management system;
identifying, by the management controller, a state of the data processing system;
selecting, by the management controller, one or more actions based on the policy and the state, the policy specifying, at least, that:
while the state of the data processing system is unpowered and the policy is obtained, human interface devices of the data processing system are to be disabled after the data processing system is powered on next, and
while the state of the data processing system is powered and the policy is obtained and an intrusion is detected, the data processing system is to be depowered and a power button of any of the human interface devices is to be disabled; and
performing, by the management controller, the one or more actions to implement the policy.