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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Amy O'Donnell, Chandler, AZ (US);
George Thangadurai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anand Rajan, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ; G06F 1/214 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ; G06F 1/214 ;
Abstract
An electronic system and corresponding method for verifying the integrity of code that is stored off-chip. The electronic system comprises a memory element to store Processor Abstraction Layer (PAL) code and a processor coupled to the memory element. The processor verifies the integrity of the PAL code prior to execution of the PAL code.