Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for managing operability of on-chip debug capability
- Patent Title (中): 管理片上调试功能的可操作性的方法
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Application No.: US11438998Application Date: 2006-05-22
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Publication No.: US07849315B2Publication Date: 2010-12-07
- Inventor: Douglas A. Hardy , Francis G. Sydnor , William K. Oh
- Applicant: Douglas A. Hardy , Francis G. Sydnor , William K. Oh
- Applicant Address: US AZ Scottsdale
- Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Scottsdale
- Agency: Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; G06F21/00

Abstract:
A method for managing operability of an on-chip debug capability (24) in a product (26) configured to execute software (30) includes storing (74, 76) a debug public key (40) and an operational public key (44) in product memory (54). The software (30) with either a debug signature (82) or an operational signature (88) is saved (84) in the memory (56). When enablement indication is received, the debug signature (82) is validated (102) using the debug public key (40). The debug capability (24) is enabled upon validation of the signature (82) and the software (30) is allowed to execute. When disablement indication is received, the operational signature (88) is verified (112) using the operational public key (44). The on-chip debug capability (24) is disabled upon verification of the signature (88) and the software (30) is allowed to execute.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070271461A1 Method for managing operability of on-chip debug capability Public/Granted day:2007-11-22
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