Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure circuit for encryption key generation
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Application No.: US15173647Application Date: 2016-06-04
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Publication No.: US10484172B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Libor Sykora , Wade Benson , Vratislav Kuzela , Michael Brouwer , Andrew R. Whalley , Jerrold V. Hauck , David Finkelstein , Thomas Mensch
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L9/08
- IPC: H04L9/08 ; H04L9/32 ; H04L9/00 ; G06F21/32 ; H04L9/14 ; G06F21/74 ; G06F21/72 ; G06F21/78 ; H04L29/06 ; G06F13/28 ; G06F13/40 ; G06F21/79

Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. In some embodiments, the secure circuit is configured to generate a public key and a private key for an application, and receive, from the application via an API, a request to perform a cryptographic operation using the private key. The secure circuit is further configured to perform the cryptographic operation in response to the request.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170373844A1 SECURE CIRCUIT FOR ENCRYPTION KEY GENERATION Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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