Device and method for disabling an override hardware pin...

Details Device and method for disabling an override hardware pin... Device and method for disabling an override hardware pin...

2006-08-08

2006-08-08

Zia, Syed A. (Department: 2131)

Information security

Protection of hardware

Via power supply

C713S310000, C713S300000, C713S324000, C713S330000, C713S152000, C713S152000, C726S035000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07089595

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of present invention is a method for preventing the modification of a primary pass-phrase of an electronic system. Access to stored information such as a primary pass-phrase is disabled despite assertion of an override pin of an integrated circuit device of the electronic device when an override disable pin of the integrated circuit device is asserted prior to assertion of the override pin.

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