| 摘要 |
Certain embodiments herein relate to authenticating access to an operating system by a user before the operating system is booted. Such authentication may be performed by processing information received from a wireless communication token via Near Field Communication (NFC), in one embodiment. The received information may be processed to determine credentials for accessing the operating system, which if validated, may be sent to a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) which may boot the operating system in response. The BIOS may also perform various other functions if authentication is successful, such as decrypting a hard disk on which an operating system is installed before booting the operating system. According to this configuration, a decryption key may be received from the wireless communication token and subsequently sent to the BIOS to enable the decryption and subsequent booting of the operating system. |
