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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Veeramanikandan Raju, Bangalore, IN;
Mihir Narendra Mody, Bangalore, IN;
Tanu Hari Dixit, Bangalore, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes: interface circuitry; and programmable circuitry configured to: obtain a set of processor instructions; select a first subset of processor instructions from the set; encrypt the first subset of processor instructions; select a second subset of processor instructions from the set; compute a plurality of message authentication codes (MACs) corresponding to the second subset of processor instructions; cause the interface circuitry to write the set of processor instructions to an external memory; and cause the interface circuitry to write a description of the first subset of processor instructions, a description of the second subset of processor instructions, and the plurality of MACs to the external memory.