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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle C. Brogle, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wade Benson, San Jose, CA (US);
Sean P. Devlin, New York, NY (US);
Lucie Kucerova, Chodoun, CZ;
Thomas P. Mensch, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yannick L. Sierra, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tomislav Suchan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3231 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provided techniques to enable peripherals configured to provide secure functionality. A secure circuit on a peripheral device can be paired with a secure circuit on a host device outside of a factory environment without compromising security by verifying silicon keys that are embedded within the secure circuit during manufacturing.