Patent ID: 8335931
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An accessory configured to interface with a host computer having a basic input/output system (BIOS) that is initiated on power-up of the host computer to complete a boot sequence, the host computer being configured with at least one hardware device, the accessory comprising: a cryptological chip; a communications controller configured to interface between the accessory and the host computer; a bootable first memory section readable by the host computer without decryption, the first memory configured to be writeable only by a program having an authentication key that is processable by the cryptological chip; a second memory section encrypted with a cryptological key processable by the cryptological chip, the second memory configured to be readable or writeable only by a program having the cryptological key; the first memory further configured with: the second memory further configured with: