A portable mass storage device for use in two factor authentication systems and methods. A secure portable mass storage device protects content from being freely copied with security mechanisms and firmware. The security functionality also protects confidential user credentials and passwords, as well as algorithms and seeds needed for two factor authentication or asymmetric authentication methods. A client application residing in the mass storage device acts as both a password manager and an authentication manager that seamlessly performs the authentication procedures in the background while signing a user into various institutions of his choosing. A very high level of security is integrated into a mass storage device the user has for purposes other than two factor authentication, and the convenience of highly secure password management also comes in a convenient pocket sized package easy for the user to transport. This facilitates the acceptance of two factor authentication, and increases security for a wide variety of online transactions.

Mass storage device with automated credentials loading

A device with mass storage capability that uses a readily available non secure memory for the mass storage but has firmware (and hardware) that provides security against unauthorized copying of data. This is true even though the firmware itself is stored in the non secure mass storage memory, and therefore potentially vulnerable to hacking. An indication of the authenticity of the firmware must be present before it will be executed by the device. This protects the device contents from unauthorized duplication or tampering. Additional functionality can be added to the device with additional firmware applications, and the authenticity of those additional applications will also be verified before they will be executed. This further prevents unauthorized copying or tampering of secure content through any mechanisms that may be unscrupulously introduced. Any data within the mass storage memory may also be encrypted.

Methods used in a secure yet flexible system architecture for secure devices with flash mass storage memory

A data structure has within it the following elements: an identification of a data structure type; and a proof that two or more instances of the data structure type are as trustworthy as each other. Methods and devices using such data structures are described.

Methods, Devices and Data Structures for Trusted Data

An information processing device having an activation verification function comprises: a module recording portion which stores plural system programs, a security chip having the function of checking the validity of the system programs and a verification portion which inspects the activation states of the system programs. The security chip executes validity checking processing using verification data provided by the system programs. If the security chip cannot confirm the validity of the system programs, the verification portion acquires activation-state information about activated system programs from the activated system programs. If pre-stored verification-information initial values for valid system programs and the acquired activation-state information match with each other, the verification portion determines that the current activation states of the system programs are valid, and the subsequent activation processing for the system programs is advanced.

Information processing device having activation verification function

The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for object oriented memory in solid state devices. One embodiment of a method for object oriented memory in solid state devices includes accessing a defined set of data as a single object in an atomic operation manner, where the accessing is from a source other than a host. The embodiment also includes storing the defined set of data as the single object in a number of solid state memory blocks as formatted by a control component of a solid state device that includes the number of solid state memory blocks.

Object oriented memory in solid state devices

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately carry out an authentication processing of a software in a secure status inside a control part by storing data and algorithms necessary for realizing processings independent of an OS in a secure status. SOLUTION: A hash value table is preliminarily written in a memory 14 for a hash value table inside a processor. Thus, the hash value for collation of a system module is present in the memory 14 for the hash value table inside the processor, so that it is possible to prevent a hash table form being altered or erased, and to maintain a reliable status as the hash value for collation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Control processor, electronic equipment, and program starting method for electronic equipment, and system module updating method for electronic equipment

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Control processor, electronic equipment, and program starting method for electronic equipment, and system module updating method for electronic equipment

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Control processor, electronic equipment, and program starting method for electronic equipment, and system module updating method for electronic equipment

力也江崎