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Method and system for memory protection and security using credentials

US8161287B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael Backes · Thalwil, CH
Shmuel Ben-Yehuda · Haifa, IL
Jan Leonard Camenisch · Thalwil, CH
Ton Engbersen · Feusisberg, CH
Zorik Machulsky · Gesher HaZiv, IL
Julian Satran · Atlit, IL
Leah Shalev · Jerusalem, IL
Ilan Shimony · Ramat Gan, IL
Thomas Basil Smith, III · Wilton, US
Michael Waidner · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2010
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F12/1466
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for protecting a memory are provided. The system includes a memory section with privileged and non-privileged sections, a host gateway (HG) to generate a capability credential, a device controller (DC) to append the credential to data transmitted to the memory, and at least one IO device enabled to do direct memory access (DMA) transactions with the memory.

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