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Tamper resistant module certification authority

  • US 20080052515A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2007
  • Published: 02/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Secure apparatus comprising:

  • a certification authority for which a key pair comprising a public key and a private key are generated;

    at least one multiple application tamper resistant module (TRM) comprising said public key of said certification authority and a TRM identifier for uniquely identifying each said TRM;

    means for creating at said certification authority a personalization data block for at least one TRM identifier, means for encrypting at least one personalization data block and forwarding said at least one encrypted data block to a personalization bureau;

    means for loading at said personalization bureau each said encrypted data block onto the TRM having the TRM identifier matching said encrypted personalization data block;

    means for determining, based on said at least one encrypted personalization data block, whether at least one of said TRM'"'"'s is qualified to accept the loading of a specific software application;

    means for authenticating said application for loading onto said at least one TRM by using said public key of said certification authority; and

    loading means responsive to said determining and authenticating means for securely loading said application onto said at least one TRM.

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