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A Device to Generate a Machine Specific Identification Key

University of Essex (2007) A Device to Generate a Machine Specific Identification Key. PCT/GB2007/002916. (doi:PCT/GB2007/002916) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:59367)

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https://doi.org/PCT/GB2007/002916

Abstract

An integrated circuit assembly having monitoring circuitry for observing the internal signals of the system so that its properties are captured. The system properties are manipulated so that they can be used as a pseudo random number and or as the basis number for an encryption key. The monitoring circuitry having: manipulation circuitry to transform monitored data and combine it with previously manipulated values; and registers to store previously manipulated values; and counters to count events; and condition detection circuitry for detecting when a signal is at a specific value or range of values. Optionally the monitoring circuitry which has the functionality for capturing system properties may be combined with other monitoring circuitry, which has the functionality required by a debug support circuit.; The monitoring circuitry avoids replication of resources by sharing parts of specific monitoring circuits like counters.

Item Type: Patent
DOI/Identification number: PCT/GB2007/002916
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Gareth Howells
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2016 19:30 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:23 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/59367 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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