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Securely field configurable device

US7702927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2005
Grant dateApr 20, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/805
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A field configurable device, such as an FPGA, supports secure field configuration without using non-volatile storage for cryptographic keys on the device and without requiring a continuous or ongoing power source to maintain a volatile storage on the device. The approach can be used to secure the configuration data such that it can in general be used on a single or a selected set of devices and/or encryption of the configuration data so that the encrypted configuration data can be exposed without compromising information encoded in the configuration data.

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