Secure memory having anti-wire tapping

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6094724
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08978208

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, cryptography without a dedicated microprocessor on the smart card is employed to provide authentication of both the smart card and the smart card reader, and wherein the cryptography provides only a preselected number of attempts at authentication, if not reset, before access to the smart card is denied permanently. According to a second aspect of the present invention, access to each the memory zones of the smart card may be individually provided by cryptography, passwords or both.

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ATMEL CORPORATION1600 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95110

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benhammou, Jean-Pierre Colorado Springs, CO 2 106
Colnot, Cedric V Ivry sur Seine, FR 1 55

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