Cryptographic architecture for secure, private biometric identification
US6990587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/805
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device for securely controlling access to a cryptographic processor including a semiconductor package with a biometric data capture device therein operative to acquire data associated with predetermined biometric characteristic of a user and store it as a biometric key, and a processing unit in the package coupled to the data capture device. An encryption/decryption circuit is also disposed in the semiconductor package and is operative to perform encryption or decryption on input data utilizing the biometric key.
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