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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Tasneem Brutch, Lincoln, CA (US);
Onur Aciicmez, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tasneem Brutch, Lincoln, CA (US);
Onur Aciicmez, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 29/06816 (2013.01); H04L 29/06775 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for securely altering a platform component is provided, comprising: assigning certificates for public encryption and signature verification keys for the device; assigning certificates for public encryption and signature verification keys for an upgrade server; mutually authenticating a device containing the platform component and the upgrade server; causing the device and the upgrade server to exchange a session key; and providing an alteration to be made to the platform component from the upgrade server to the device using the session key.