Securely field configurable device
US8756438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2033 |
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- 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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