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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Good Way Technology Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Chih-Ming Tsao, New Taipei, TW;
GOOD WAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for securely updating firmware components, which is used in connection with an electronic device including a universal serial bus human interface device interface. The method includes: downloading a deformed patch executable file by the electronic device, wherein the deformed patch executable file is deformed from a patch executable file including a plurality of binary files, and each of the binary files is configured with an address reference label; and executing the deformed patch executable file and verifying whether a digital signature of the deformed patch executable file is authorized or not. If the digital signature of the deformed patch executable file is authorized, providing an update tool for updating the corresponding firmware component. If the digital signature of the deformed patch executable file is not authorized, prompting that the digital signature is unauthorized.