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Using encryption within a computing system

US10423541B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2016
Grant dateSep 24, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The following description is directed to the use of encryption by a computing system. In one example, a method can include determining whether information associated with a logical address is stored unencrypted within an on-chip memory of an integrated circuit or whether the information associated with the logical address is stored encrypted within an off-chip memory external to the integrated circuit. When the information is not stored unencrypted within the on-chip memory and is stored encrypted within the off-chip memory: a page associated with the logical address can be retrieved from the off-chip memory containing the encrypted information; the retrieved page can be decrypted to generate unencrypted information; and the unencrypted information can be stored in a frame of the on-chip memory.

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