System and method for providing secure boundary scan interface access
US7398441B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/31719
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method including: receiving an input key string; comparing the input key string with a stored key string; and granting access to a boundary scan chain when the input key string matches the stored key string, the boundary scan chain being at least one of: a Boundary Data Register of at least one Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)-compliant device; or, a plurality of communicatively coupled JTAG-compliant devices.
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