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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
George Thomas Letey, Louisville, CO (US);
Douglas L. Stiles, Livermore, CA (US);
Edmund B. Nightingale, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology is generally directed to data security. In one example of the technology, data is stored in a memory. The memory includes a plurality of memory banks including a first memory bank and a second memory bank. At least a portion of the data is interleaved amongst at least two of the plurality of memory banks. Access is caused to be prevented to at least one of the plurality of memory banks while a debug mode or recovery mode is occurring. Also, access is caused to be prevented to the at least one of the plurality of memory banks starting with initial boot until a verification by a security complex is successful. The verification by the security complex includes the security complex verifying a signature.