Method and apparatus for software authentication

Details Method and apparatus for software authentication Method and apparatus for software authentication

2007-04-10

2007-04-10

Hotaling, II, John M. (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Data storage or retrieval

C463S025000, C463S020000, C463S029000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10458846

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for authenticating gaming machine software is disclosed. In one embodiment the method and apparatus is used to authenticate the contents of a removable media. Use of a removable media provides means to store large amounts of software on a single media to install software, perform software updates, diagnose gaming machines, authenticate software, or configure gaming machines. An authentication file may contain a listing of each file on the removable media and an associated hash value calculated with a hash function. The hash values are calculated and stored in an authentication file and encryption of the one or more hash values may occur. A hash value re-calculation is performed on each file at a later time to determine the hash value at the time of use. The re-calculated hash values are compared to the decrypted hash values stored in the authentication file.

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