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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Viola Rieger, Munich, DE;
Alexander Zeh, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/16 (2013.01); H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/0877 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is provided comprising a first memory for storing a first key, a second memory for storing a second key, the device being capable of conducting a first cryptographic algorithm, wherein the first cryptographic algorithm uses the first key, the device being capable of conducting a second cryptographic algorithm, wherein the second cryptographic algorithm uses the second key, and a selection unit, which is programmable to use either the first cryptographic algorithm or the second cryptographic algorithm. Also, a method for operating such device is provided.