Patent ID: 9117354
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,G08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a tamper module that monitors one or more lock components of a lock securing an electronic device and that determines whether a lock component of the one or more lock components is compromised, the tamper module comprising an oxygen sensor sealed within a casing of a device security module containing at least one of nitrogen and carbon dioxide; a destruction module that destroys an enabling component in response to the tamper module determining that the lock component is compromised, wherein an enabling component is a component that enables the electronic device to operate; and a key module that prompts a user for a user key and determines whether the user key is correct, wherein the tamper module determines that the lock component has been compromised if the user key is incorrect, the user key being used to encrypt and decrypt data on the electronic device.