Secure boot assist for devices, and related systems, methods and devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11455397
APP PUB NO 20200151336A1
SERIAL NO

16364391

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Systems, methods, and devices of the disclosure relate, generally, to secure boot assist for devices. In one or more embodiments, a first device includes firmware that needs to be verified as secure as part of a secure boot process, and a second device assists the first device to secure the secure boot process. In some embodiments the second device verifies security of the firmware responsive to security data provided by the first device, or verifies security of a program provided by the first device, the program for verifying security of the firmware. In some embodiments the second device provides a program for verifying security of the firmware to the first device.

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  • MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

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Arnold, David Paul Chandler, US 2 8
Hunt, Bryan Colorado Springs, US 35 769
Maletsky, Kerry Monument, US 14 298
Schieli, Nicolas Auguste Constant Saint-Lambert, CA 4 18

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