Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for authenticating a program and corresponding integrated circuit
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Application No.: US16660243Application Date: 2019-10-22
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Publication No.: US11269986B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Vincent Berthelot , Layachi Daineche
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) SAS , STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Delarue; FR Rousset
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) SAS,STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) SAS,STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Delarue; FR Rousset
- Agency: Crowe & Dunlevy
- Priority: FR1859911 20181026
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00 ; G06F21/44

Abstract:
A memory stores a program to be executed by a microprocessor. The program includes a first program part and a second program part. An authenticator is configured to authenticate the program and includes a module that is external to the microprocessor and configured to authenticate said first program part when the microprocessor is inactive. The authenticator further activates the microprocessor to execute the first program part and authenticate said second program part using instructions of the first program part if the module has authenticated the first program part. The microprocessor then executes the second program part if the microprocessor has authenticated said second program part.
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