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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Ivan Herrera Mejia, Folsom, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Shoemaker, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ivan Herrera Mejia, Folsom, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Shoemaker, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H01L 27/112 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 21/572 (2013.01); H01L 27/11206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Technologies for implementing a secure boot using multiple firmware sources are described. One or more fuses of a processing device can be configured. Based on such configuration, one or more keys can be generated. Based on the configuration of the various fuses, an operation of a firmware device can be initiated. Using the generated key(s), a protected section of the firmware device can be accessed.