Portable secure semiconductor memory device

Details Portable secure semiconductor memory device Portable secure semiconductor memory device

1990-03-26

1993-08-17

Cain, David

Cryptography

Cryptanalysis

380 23, 380 25, 380 19, 235380, G11B 2328

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052376095

ABSTRACT:
A portable semiconductor memory device for interfacing with and exchanging information with an external terminal, said portable device having a security function for controlling access to a main memory. The main memory is adapted to exchange data with the external terminal by means of an interface bus which includes data lines, address lines and control lines. Access controls means in the portable unit is utilized to control access to the main memory. The unit also has a security memory comprising two sections. One section stores enciphered data which is read out to the external terminal, deciphered and returned to the unit as the first element used in a comparison. The second section of the security memory stores internal identification information. The two elements of identification information are provided to a comparator means which enables access to the main memory via the interface bus after a match is detected.

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