Patent ID: 9405913
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method ( 100 ; 200 ) for defending against cold-boot attacks on a computer (PC) in a self-service terminal, including the following steps, which are carried out by means of a main processor ( 1 ) and a system software program ( 5 ) configured for a system startup of the computer (PC): checking state data stored in a state memory (MEM*) to which the system software ( wherein the checking of the state data items is carried out to determine deviations from parameters (t 0 , T k ) that are defined for a normal state of the computer (PC) include checking: whether the period of time (t) in which the computer (PC) was without power is less than a first parameter that defines a minimum period of time (t whether the temperature (T) of the main processor ( the method further comprising: clearing or overwriting ( carrying out (