Patent · US Expired

Method for securing the authenticity of hardware and software in a networked system

US7386735B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Peter Eitel · Eßlingen, DE
Guido Heidt · Landsberg am Lech, DE
Uwe Retzow · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 2002
Grant date	Jun 10, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S40/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for securing a networked system comprising system components having hardware and software modules connected via a system bus. According to the invention, the system components each comprise an authentication feature for the hardware modules and/or a further authentication and/or integrity securing feature each for the software modules. Further, a central testing module attached to the system bus for testing the authenticity features and/or the integrity securing features is provided.

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