Secure cryptographic multi-exponentiation method and coprocessor subsystem
US6141422A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/723
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for performing high speed exponentiation in a secure environment. The system includes an interface for receiving encrypted data sent from a host system, a plurality of exponentiators capable of operating concurrently, an encyptor decrypting data received from a host system and encrypting data produced from the exponentiators, and logic circuitry for selecting an available and properly functioning exponentiator to perform exponentiation on the received data.
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