Patent ID: 9483626
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a memory; a host processor configured to receive a request, by a device, to access data stored in the memory; a first security processor configured to perform an initial secure boot to set up an address range of the memory as a pre-authenticated region for execution of instructions, the first security processor configured to execute highly secure functions; a second security processor in secure communication with the first security processor and configured to execute lower security functions, the second security processor configured to determine authorization of the device to access the requested data based on digital rights management information associated with the requested data, after the request is authenticated according to instructions executed by the second security processor in accordance with the request being in the pre-authenticated region; and the host processor configured to respond to the requested access after the authorization of the device by the second security processor.