Invention Application
- Patent Title: Secure Resume for Encrypted Drives
- Patent Title (中): 加密驱动器的安全恢复
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Application No.: US13049071Application Date: 2011-03-16
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Publication No.: US20120239939A1Publication Date: 2012-09-20
- Inventor: Kenneth S. Seethaler , Randall S. Springfield , Howard Locker , Joseph M. Pennisi
- Applicant: Kenneth S. Seethaler , Randall S. Springfield , Howard Locker , Joseph M. Pennisi
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; G06F21/00

Abstract:
Systems, methods and products are described that provide secure resume for encrypted drives. One aspect provides a method including: receiving an indication to resume from a suspended state at a computing device; responsive to authenticating a user at one or more input devices, accessing a value in a BIOS derived from authenticating the user at the one or more input devices; responsive to accessing the value, releasing a credential for unlocking one or more encrypted drives; and thereafter proceeding to resume from the suspend state.
Public/Granted literature
- US08539246B2 Secure resume for encrypted drives Public/Granted day:2013-09-17
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