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Method and apparatus for secure boot of embedded device

US10902127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2018
Grant dateJan 26, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/034
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus is an embedded-system device. The embedded-system device loads a first boot loader from a read only section of a storage device in an initialization process of the embedded-system device. The embedded-system device also loads, by the first boot loader, a public key from the read only section. The embedded-system device further generates a first verification code for static code and data stored in a first section of the storage device. The embedded-system device then decrypts, by the first boot loader, an encrypted signature stored in the first section by using the public key to obtain a second verification code. The embedded-system device determines integrity of the static code and data based on the first verification code and the second verification code.

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