An improved system and method for efficiently implementing a remotely manageable secure boot on a Trusted Computing Group defined Trusted Platform Module. Various embodiments of the present invention enable a boot process which does not require a dependency on prior RIM certificates, while still requiring...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US8117429?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8117429 - System and method for a distributed and flexible configuration of a TCG TPM-based local verifier