Apparatus and method of reading a program into a processor

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H04L 9/00 (2006.01) G06F 1/00 (2006.01) G06F 21/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2292667

The following describes an apparatus for and method of providing a secure method of downloading a program into a processor (101) from a device (103) external to the processor (101). The program may be encrypted (207) prior to its entry into the external device (103). The program may also have authentication information added (203 and 207) to it. Authentication information may be provided on an unencrypted and/or an encrypted program. The processor (101) decrypts (307) and/or successfully authenticates (311) the program before allowing the program to be executed by the processor (101).

L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé permettant de produire une méthode sûre de téléchargement d'un programme dans un processeur (101) depuis un dispositif (103) externe au processeur (101). Ledit programme peut être chiffré (207) avant son entrée dans le dispositif externe (103). Des informations d'authentification peuvent également être ajoutées (203 et 207) audit programme. Lesdites informations d'authentification peuvent être produites sur un programme non chiffré et/ou chiffré. Le processeur (101) déchiffre (307) et/ou authentifie (311) avec succès le programme avant d'en permettre l'exécution par le processeur (101).

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