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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Simon Paul Ashley Rix, Transvaal, ZA;
Assignee:
Irdeto B.V., Hoofddorp, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprises a first processing unit and a non-volatile memory for storing a key. The first processing unit is arranged to carry out a cryptographic algorithm using the stored key. The non-volatile memory comprises at least two non-volatile memory elements, each memory element storing a share of a key used in the cryptographic algorithm. Each memory element is connected to the first processing unit by an independent bus.