MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202612007037 A) filed by Ivanti, Inc. on January 23, 2026, for Secure Boot Operations In Network Appliances.
Inventors include Sundapalayam, Ananth; Kanagaraj, Kalaimani; and Telikapalli, Ravi Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A secure network appliance that enforces a multi-stage authenticated boot process to ensure system integrity. The network appliance includes a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) containing one or more databases, a boot loader, and a kernel. During a secure boot sequence, the UEFI verifies the boot loader against the databases and either loads th...