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Static image RAM drive

US10261920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Government of the United States of America, as represent by the Secretary of the Navy · US

Inventor

Jason Bell · Powhatan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2017
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/1052
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method of a static image RAM drive is provided. The system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a volatile memory drive, a non-volatile memory drive, and a power source. The non-volatile memory drive has a secure memory space. The secure memory space is programmed with an encryption key and an encrypted disk image. In response to a power cycle, the FPGA reads the encrypted disk image from the non-volatile memory, authenticates the disk image using the encryption key, decrypts the encrypted disk image, and writes the decrypted disk image to the volatile memory. The decrypted disk image is used to boot a computer. The computer is booted to a known good state each time the power is cycled.

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