US 12,475,227 B2
Bios protection using request interception and approval of bios modifications
Tomer Shachar, Beer Sheva (IL); Ophir Buchman, Raanana (IL); and Yevgeni Gehtman, Modi'in (IL)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/123,005.
Prior Publication US 2024/0311486 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 21/572 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4403 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by at least one entity associated with an operating system of at least one processing device, a request to perform one or more of a reboot and a shutdown of the at least one processing device;
performing the following steps in response to the obtained request:
determining, by the at least one entity, prior to performing the one or more of the reboot and the shutdown, whether an update of a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the at least one processing device is pending;
generating, by the at least one entity, an approval request, responsive to determining that the update of the BIOS is pending and prior to performing the one or more of the reboot and the shutdown, wherein the approval request requests a user to approve the pending BIOS update; and
initiating, by the at least one entity, one or more automated actions, responsive to a result of the approval request;
wherein the method is performed by the at least one processing device, wherein the at least one processing device comprises a processor coupled to a memory.