Patent ID: 11861179
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
receiving, at run-time of a controller, data of a block of a flash storage device, the block including executable code;
determining a hash value for the data of the block;
reading data of a snippet from a secure storage device;
comparing a portion of the hash value to the data of the snippet;
determining a data integrity validation result of pass responsive to the portion of the hash value matching the data of the snippet;
determining a data integrity validation result of fail responsive to the portion of the hash value not matching the data of the snippet; and
executing, via the controller, the executable code responsive to determining the data integrity validation result of pass; or
causing the controller to enter a security fault mode responsive to determining the data integrity validation result of fail.