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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Mark L. Buer, Payson, AZ (US);
Edward H. Frank, Atherton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Buer, Payson, AZ (US);
Edward H. Frank, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0861 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2129 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H04L 9/0877 (2013.01);
Abstract
A secure digital system including a number of ICs that exchange data among each other. Each of the ICs includes a key generator for generating a cipher key; a memory for securely storing the generated cipher key; an authenticating module for authenticating neighboring ICs of a respective IC; an encryption module for encrypting data communicated from the respective IC to the neighboring ICs; and a decryption module for decrypting data received from the neighboring ICs.