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Secure protocol for chip authentication

US10382417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Michael Chen · Tainan, TW
Mario Larouche · Portland, US
Joseph P. Skudlarek · Lake Oswego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/26
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This application discloses a supply chain security technique that enrolls an integrated circuit with a security server and subsequently utilizes the enrollment to authenticate the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit can include security circuitry to enroll the integrated circuit with the security server by generating an enrollment message—including a fingerprint code having an encoded version of a private value generated by the security circuitry—for transmission to the security server. The security circuitry can authenticate the integrated circuit by replying to a request to verify authentication of the integrated circuit from the security server. The response can confirm to the security server that the integrated circuit includes the private value, which can authenticate the integrated circuit.

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