US 12,423,478 B2
Validation of component transfers between information handling systems
A Anis Ahmed, Bangalore (IN); Jason Matthew Young, Round Rock, TX (US); and Balakrishna Padhy, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/509,533.
Prior Publication US 2025/0156587 A1, May 15, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 21/73 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/73 (2013.01) [G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising
a first IHS (Information Handling System) configured to:
validate detected hardware of the first IHS as factory-installed hardware based on an inventory specified in a first factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the first IHS; and
notify a certificate management system when the validation identifies a discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS from the factory-installed hardware; and
a second IHS configured to:
validate detected hardware of the second IHS as factory-installed hardware based on an inventory specified in a second factory-provisioned inventory certificate stored to a memory of the second IHS; and
notify the certificate management system when the validation identifies a discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS from the factory-installed hardware; and
the certificate management system configured to:
detect when the discrepancy in the detected hardware of the first IHS and the discrepancy in the detected hardware of the second IHS corresponds to a transfer of hardware between the first IHS and the second IHS; and
when the transfer of hardware is determined, authorize generation of delta certificates for validation of the transfer between the first IHS and the second IHS.