| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for secure server system management.SOLUTION: A payload containing system software and/or firmware updates is distributed in an on-demand, secure I/O operation. The I/O operation is performed via a secure communication channel inaccessible by a server operating system to an emulated USB drive. The secure communication channel can be established for the I/O operation only after authenticating a recipient of the payload, and the payload is protected from access by a potentially-infected server operating system. Furthermore, the payload is delivered on demand rather than relying on a BIOS update schedule, and delivered at speeds of a write operation to a USB drive.</p> |
