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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Collins, Saratoga, CA (US);
John Gregory, Livermore, CA (US);
Ralph Bestock, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
Abstract
A cryptographic system and method for encrypting and decrypting data using public key cryptography. The encryption and decryption may be divided into tasks that may operate in parallel. A secure method of initializing the cryptographic system to allow for secure operations and protect against tampering with application software. The application program is retrieved from an encrypted file in external memory and authenticated before being executed.