Apparatus and method of reading a program into a processor
US6141756A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The following describes an apparatus for and method of providing a secure method of downloading a program into a processor (101) from a device (103) external to the processor (101). The program may be encrypted (207) prior to its entry into the external device (103). The program may also have authentication information added (203 and 207) to it. Authentication information may be provided on an unencrypted and/or an encrypted program. The processor (101) decrypts (307) and/or successfully authenticates (311) the program before allowing the program to be executed by the processor (101).
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