Patent ID: 8594333
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A device comprises: a key store memory operable to store at least one cryptographic key; a rule set memory operable to store a set of rules for accessing the at least one cryptographic key, wherein the set of rules includes a signature rule that defines at signature corresponding to at least one of: the set of rules and the at least one cryptographic key; a key store arbitration module operable to grant access to the cryptographic key in accordance with the set of rules; at least one one-time programmable memory; a load module, coupled to the at least one one-time programmable memory and the key store memory, that transfers the at least one cryptographic key from the at least one one-time programmable memory to the key store memory; and a validation module, coupled to the key store memory, that validates the at least one cryptographic key stored in the key store memory, based on the signature.