Patent Application

App. No. 17/244,661

Abstract

Claims (27)

1 . An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

an encrypted storage resource, wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system via a storage controller that does not implement locking and unlocking functionality for the encrypted storage resource; and

a management controller configured to:

receive a request to unlock the encrypted storage resource;

determine an encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource; and

unlock the encrypted storage resource with the received encryption key via a sideband interface coupling the management controller to the encrypted storage resource.

2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system in a direct-attached mode.

3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system via a SAS/SATA controller.

4 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is stored within the management controller.

5 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is retrieved from an external key management server.

6 . A method comprising:

a management controller of an information handling system receiving a request to unlock an encrypted storage resource that is coupled to the information handling system via a storage controller that does not implement locking and unlocking functionality for the encrypted storage resource;

the management controller determining an encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource; and

the management controller unlocking the encrypted storage resource with the received encryption key via a sideband interface coupling the management controller to the encrypted storage resource.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system in a direct-attached mode.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system via a SAS/SATA controller.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is stored within the management controller.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is retrieved from an external key management server.

11 . An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of a management controller of an information handling system for:

receiving a request to unlock an encrypted storage resource that is coupled to the information handling system via a storage controller that does not implement locking and unlocking functionality for the encrypted storage resource;

determining an encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource; and

unlocking the encrypted storage resource with the received encryption key via a sideband interface coupling the management controller to the encrypted storage resource.

12 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system in a direct-attached mode.

13 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the encrypted storage resource is coupled to the information handling system via a SAS/SATA controller.

14 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is stored within the management controller.

15 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the encryption key associated with the encrypted storage resource is retrieved from an external key management server.

Assignments (10)