System and method providing region-granular, hardware-controlled memory encryption
US8135962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory, system, and method for providing security for data stored within a memory and arranged within a plurality of memory regions. The method includes receiving an address within a selected memory region and using the address to access an encryption indicator. The encryption indicator indicates whether data stored in the selected memory page are encrypted. The method also includes receiving a block of data from the selected memory region and the encryption indicator and decrypting the block of data dependent upon the encryption indicator.
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