US 12,443,764 B2
Hard drive anti-theft protection
Kerry Elissa Archibald, Dundee (GB); Graham Flett, Dundee (GB); and Anthony Edward Roper, Dundee (GB)
Assigned to NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/611,312.
Application 18/611,312 is a continuation of application No. 18/087,249, filed on Dec. 22, 2022, granted, now 12,050,721.
Prior Publication US 2024/0232442 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/80 (2013.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/80 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0622 (2013.01); G06F 3/0629 (2013.01); G06F 3/0674 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction terminal, comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions;
a hard disk drive (HD); and
wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
set a password for the HD using a boot firmware during an initial setup process; and
automatically provide the password to the HD to unlock the HD during subsequent operations of the transaction terminal without manual entry of the password;
wherein the password is obfuscated within the boot firmware and not stored on the HD itself.