Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Access locking
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Myers, Paul R. (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Access locking
C710S110000, C710S311000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10094082
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a flexible peripheral access protection mechanism within a data processing system (10) in order to obtain a more secure operating environment. For example, the data processing system may include a combination of secure (12) and unsecure bus masters (14, 15) needing to access shared peripherals (22, 24). One embodiment allows for the dynamic update by a secure bus master (12) of access permissions corresponding to each unsecure bus master for each peripheral. A secure bus master is therefore able to establish which unsecure bus masters have permission to access which peripheral in order to protect the data processing system from corruption due to errant or hostile software running on unsecure bus masters. Through the use of a bus master identifier (36), access to the requested peripheral is either allowed or denied based on the permissions established by the secure bus master.
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Fitzsimmons Michael D.
Moyer William C.
Chiu Joanna G.
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Hill Susan C.
Myers Paul R.
Stiglic Ryan M
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