Secure computer system
US6360321B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A secure computer system including a host computer unit having embedded in a single package, a host CPU, and an authenticating and security controlling computer, a verification unit and a smart card accepting connector providing a public-key protected communication channel between the authenticating and security controlling computer and the verification unit, in a first mode of operation of the secure computer system, and between the host CPU, via the authenticating and security controlling computer, and a smart card, via smart cord terminal, in a second mode of operation of the secure computer system, wherein communication between the authenticating and security controlling computer and the smart card terminal is unmediated, and wherein the verification unit is operative to verify the identity of the authenticating and security controlling computer in the first mode of operation.
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