Secure transient buffer management
US11188685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/402
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is described that secures application data being maintained in transient data buffers that are located in a memory that is freely accessible to other components of the system, regardless as to whether those components have permission to access the application data. The system includes an application processor, a memory having a portion configured as a transient data buffer, a hardware unit, and a secure processor. The hardware unit accesses the transient data buffer during execution of an application at the application processor. The secure processor is configured to manage encryption of the transient data buffer as part of giving the hardware unit access to the transient data buffer.
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