System and method for updating an operating system for a smart card or other secure element
US9779246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/57
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A secure element includes a boot program comprises instructions for the execution a startup step to determine if a non-volatile memory stores an active operating system, and, in the affirmative, to launch execution of the operating system, an authentication step of a updater device, as a function of first authentication data determined by a secure element and second authentication data received from the updater device, and, in response to the authentication step, a storage step of a new operating system received from the update, device in the non-volatile memory and an activation step of the new operating system, when said instructions are executed by a microprocessor.
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