Firmware encrypting and decrypting method and an apparatus...

Cryptography – Key management – Having particular key generator

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C380S046000, C380S277000, C713S165000, C713S167000, C713S189000, C713S190000, C713S193000, C726S030000

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07929692

ABSTRACT:
A method of encrypting and decrypting a firmware used in electronic devices and an apparatus using the same. The firmware encryption method includes, receiving a predetermined special key data; generating an encryption key data from the predetermined special key data using a predetermined random number; generating an encryption data corresponding to firmware address information to be stored to a memory based on the encryption key data; and generating an encrypted firmware data by performing an XOR operation on the encryption data and firmware data to be stored in the firmware address.

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