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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Mark Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Igor A. Spivak, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Igor A. Spivak, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for protecting flash memory residing on a computing device. The method includes: receiving a data file having a digital signature at a main processor; forwarding the data file from the main processor to a secondary processor for signature validation; validating the digital signature associated with the data file at the secondary processor; enabling a write capability of a flash memory upon successful validation of the digital signature; and writing the data file to the flash memory.