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Security token for securely executing an application on a host computer

US8966605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GEMALTO SA · FR

Inventors

Jacques Fournier · Bouc-Bel-Air, FR
Pierre Girard · La Destrousse, FR
Philippe Proust · Marseille, FR

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2011
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a security token comprising a communication interface adapted to communicate with a host computer; a security module, comprising encryption based security features; and a non volatile memory storing at least an application to be uploaded and executed in a host computer. The application makes use of the security features when executed in a host computer in communication with the communication interface. The security token is adapted to modify the content of the application as uploaded or its execution parameters at successive connections of the security token to a host computer.

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