EXTENSIBLE BIOS INTERFACE TO A PREBOOT AUTHENTICATION MODULE

摘要

A computer-readable storage medium containing software that, when executed by a processor (12), causes the processor to implement a basic input/output system (BIOS) (16). The BIOS comprises instructions that implement a BIOS core (60), instructions that implement a user authentication and enforcement engine (AEE) (62), and instructions that implement an extensible interface to a preboot authentication module (66).