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System and device employing physical unclonable functions for tamper penalties

US10938580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2017
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One or more hardware identity circuits (which may be reconfigurable) may be employed in a device or system in order to impose a tampering penalty, preferably without relying on battery-backed volatile memory to do so. The device or system may also include a cryptographic division and distribution (‘sharing’) of a secret internal to the device or system.

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