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Mobile device having trusted execution environment

US10878083B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2016
Grant dateDec 29, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mechanism for securing a mobile app for execution on a mobile device. The mechanism includes loading a non-trusted portion of the mobile app from a non-trusted application provider onto the mobile device, operating a key provisioning server to generate keys associated with a trusted execution environment, transmitting the keys associated with the trusted execution environment to the mobile device and to a key directory server, authenticate the mobile device, and upon authenticating the mobile device, transmitting a trusted portion of the mobile app including a trusted application to the mobile device, and installing the trusted portion of the mobile app on the mobile device thereby providing a trusted execution environment. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

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