Method and device for detecting an erroneous jump during program execution
US8495734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/77
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for executing, by a processor, a program read in a program memory, comprising steps of: detecting a program memory read address jump; providing prior to a jump address instruction for jumping a program memory read address, an instruction for storing the presence of the jump address instruction; and activating an error signal if an address jump has been detected and if the presence of a jump address instruction has not been stored. The present disclosure also relates to securing integrated circuits.
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