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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Niklas Lindskog, Lund, SE;
Håkan Englund, Lund, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A device comprises a plurality of hardware, HW, modules including a first HW module comprising a Physically Unclonable Function, PUF, the first HW module or the plurality of HW modules being communicated with a requester. The device receives (), from the requester, a request to transmit an output to the requester. It activates () the PUF, reads a response from the PUF, and adds the response to an output. The device transmits () the output to the requester, and it receives () one or more of a firmware, FW, component, a software, SW, component, or a bitstream, BS, component before receiving () the request from the requester.