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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Antonios Dimitrios Broumas, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/0866 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2107 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for securing sensitive data on a mobile device are provided. The method includes receiving an encryption or decryption request for the sensitive data on the mobile device, forwarding a file access request for the sensitive data to a secure environment, instantiating a trusted user interface (TUI), collecting user input via the TUI, generating a key using the collected user input, and encrypting or decrypting the sensitive data on the mobile device.