System, Apparatus And Method For Independently Recovering A Credential

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a non-volatile storage to store a seed value and a signature that is based on an iterative execution of a function for a predetermined number of intervals. The apparatus may further include the security processor coupled to the non-volatile storage, where the...

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Hauptverfasser:	Stevens, JR., William A, Ruan, Xiaoyu
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY PHYSICS TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a non-volatile storage to store a seed value and a signature that is based on an iterative execution of a function for a predetermined number of intervals. The apparatus may further include the security processor coupled to the non-volatile storage, where the security processor is to independently recover a credential for an updated version of the firmware based at least in part on the seed value and a security version number for the updated version of the firmware. Other embodiments are described and claimed.