Security system and method
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Abstract
A security system and method are disclosed that are particularly suitable for a portable electronic device having a memory. The security system interacts with the electronic device to acquire at least a portion of the memory of the electronic device, and controls access to the acquired memory independently of an operating system of the electronic device. The acquired protected memory may be used for storing encryption/decryption key or key(s) for an encryption system.
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42 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
- 23. A security system for an electronic device having a memory, the security system comprising means arranged to interact with the electronic device to acquire at least a portion of the memory of the electronic device, and an access system arranged to control access to the acquired memory independently of an operating system of the electronic device.
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34. A method of protecting at least a portion of a memory of an electronic device comprising the steps of:
interacting with the electronic device to acquire at least a portion of the memory of the electronic device and controlling access to the acquired memory independently of an operating system of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A program storage device readable by a machine and encoding a program of instructions for interacting with an electronic device to acquire at least a portion of the memory of the electronic device and for controlling access to the acquired memory independently of an operating system of the electronic device.
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