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Device and method for authenticating application in execution environment in trust zone

US11233661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2020
Grant dateJan 25, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/127
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device and a method for authenticating an application in an execution environment in a trust zone are provided. The method includes executing a client application (CA) in a normal world, receiving, in the normal world, a request for receiving a service of a trusted application (TA) of a secure world from the CA, acquiring, when the request is received in the normal world, source information of the CA loaded in a memory of the device, acquiring, in the normal world, first hash information from the source information, providing, to the secure world, the first hash information together with signature information and a sub certificate included in the CA, and authenticating the CA based on the sub certificate and a root certificate of the TA in the secure world.

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