T430 BIOS update failing with -s switch

I am attempting to update the BIOS on my T430 using the -s switch.  I have downloaded version 1.20 from the Lenovo site.  This version says that it includes a fix for the problem with -s.  However, I am still unable to flash using -s.  I get an error:  secure flash authentication failed
Any ideas?

Hey there bdudle1,
Here is a forum post from a few days ago with the same issue. You can look and see if this information helps you out any.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-​series/T430-Bios-update/m-p/839537#M65645

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