METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DYNAMIC CHANGE OF AUTHENTICATION MEANS SECURE BOOTING

A method for supporting change of the authentication means for secure booting with the change of the trust root (root of trust) of the readymade electronic device and the electronic device therefor is provided. The secure boot generation method of an electronic device of the present disclosure inclu...

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Main Authors NING PENG, CHO SIEJOON, KIM YOUNGKYOO, KIM YOUNGJIP, JANG DONGHO, RHEE INJONG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.06.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A method for supporting change of the authentication means for secure booting with the change of the trust root (root of trust) of the readymade electronic device and the electronic device therefor is provided. The secure boot generation method of an electronic device of the present disclosure includes storing plural initial certificates including a first initial certificate and a second initial certificate, designating the first initial certificate as a root certificate for secure booting of the electronic device, and switching the initial certificate from the first initial certificate to the second initial certificate in response to a request. Various other embodiments are possible.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314138810