Encryption device and method
US7640436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for encrypting content in an encryption device including a content-key storage section is disclosed. The method includes generating a content-key used for encrypting content based on random numbers and storing the generated content-key in the content-key storage section, encrypting the content-key used for encrypting the content so as to obtain an encrypted content-key and outputting the encrypted content-key to outside of the encryption device, determining whether or not a value of the content-key storage section in its initial state and a current value of the content-key storage section are different, and when it is determined that the value of the content-key storage section in its initial state and the current value of the content-key storage section are different, encrypting the content using the current value of the content-key storage section as a content-key so as to obtain a second output data and output the second output data to outside of the encryption device, wherein, for the determination step, a register stores a value of the content-key storage section at the time that said register receives a Power On Reset (POR) signal, and wherein the POR sign…
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