Protection of a security element coupled to an NFC circuit
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1. A method to protect a security module configured in a telecommunication device, comprising:
- connecting the security module to a near-field communication (NFC) router in the telecommunication device;
determining whether or not any radio frequency (RF) communication flow between the NFC router and a device separate from the telecommunication device is detected;
permitting via a circuit electrically disposed between the NFC router and the security module, a transmission between the NFC router and the security module only while any RF communication flow is detected; and
preventing via the circuit electrically disposed between the NFC router and the security module, any transmission between the NFC router and the security module whenever any RF communication flow is not detected, wherein a default state of the circuit prevents any transmission between the NFC router and the security module, and a first transmission between the NFC router and the security module is only permitted after a first detection of any RF communication flow between the NFC router and the device separate from the telecommunication device.
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Abstract
A method and a device for protecting a security module connected to a near-field communication router in a telecommunication device, wherein a transmission between the router and the security module is only allowed in the presence of a radio frequency communication flow detected by the router.
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1. A method to protect a security module configured in a telecommunication device, comprising:
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connecting the security module to a near-field communication (NFC) router in the telecommunication device; determining whether or not any radio frequency (RF) communication flow between the NFC router and a device separate from the telecommunication device is detected; permitting via a circuit electrically disposed between the NFC router and the security module, a transmission between the NFC router and the security module only while any RF communication flow is detected; and preventing via the circuit electrically disposed between the NFC router and the security module, any transmission between the NFC router and the security module whenever any RF communication flow is not detected, wherein a default state of the circuit prevents any transmission between the NFC router and the security module, and a first transmission between the NFC router and the security module is only permitted after a first detection of any RF communication flow between the NFC router and the device separate from the telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A circuit configured to protect a security module electrically connected to a wireless communication module, both the security module and the wireless communication module arranged in a same telecommunication device, wherein the circuit only permits a transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module directly only while any wireless near field communication (NFC) event between the telecommunication device and a device separate from the telecommunication device is detected by the wireless communication module, and wherein the circuit prevents the transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module whenever any wireless NFC event between the telecommunication device and the device separate from the telecommunication device is not detected by the wireless communication module, wherein a default state of the circuit prevents any transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module, and wherein a first transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module is only permitted after any first wireless NFC event between the telecommunication device and the device separate from the telecommunication device is detected by the wireless communication module.
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11. A system comprising:
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a security module formed in a mobile device; a wireless communication module formed in the mobile device and connected to the security module; and an electronic switch circuit configured to enable transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module only while the circuit is detecting any near field communication (NFC) event between the wireless communication module and a device external to the mobile device and to prevent transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module whenever the circuit is not detecting any NFC event, wherein a default state of the electronic switch circuit prevents any transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module until any first NFC event between the wireless communication module and the device external to the mobile device is detected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to protect a security module connected to a wireless communication module, both modules in a telecommunication device, the method comprising:
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detecting any wireless communication between the wireless communication module and a device external to the telecommunication device, the wireless communication representing a near field communication (NFC) event; selectively disabling, via an electronic switch circuit, transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module before the wireless communication is detected; and selectively enabling, via the electronic switch circuit, transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module only while any wireless communication is detected and selectively preventing, via the electronic switch circuit, transmission between the wireless communication module and the security module whenever any wireless communication is not detected, wherein the electronic switch circuit is arranged in a default state to prevent any transmission from the security module to the wireless communication module, and wherein the electronic circuit is arranged to only permit a first transmission from the security module to the wireless communication module after first detecting any wireless communication between the wireless communication module and the device external to the telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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