US Patent Application 17858568. PERFORMING SECURITY FUNCTIONS USING DEVICES HAVING EMBEDDED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES simplified abstract
PERFORMING SECURITY FUNCTIONS USING DEVICES HAVING EMBEDDED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES
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Sourin Sarkar of Bangalore (IN)
PERFORMING SECURITY FUNCTIONS USING DEVICES HAVING EMBEDDED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17858568 titled 'PERFORMING SECURITY FUNCTIONS USING DEVICES HAVING EMBEDDED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a system for selecting and using devices to perform security functions in a vehicle. - The system includes a host processor that selects a primary device and a secondary device from a group of devices that can communicate with the host processor. - The primary device has a memory with an embedded hardware security module and is associated with a specific set of nodes in the vehicle. - The secondary device also has a memory with an embedded hardware security module and is associated with a different set of nodes in the vehicle. - The host processor can detect failures in either the primary device or the secondary device based on a signal. - If a failure is detected, the host processor initiates a remediation process to address the failure. - The patent application mentions that there are numerous other implementations of this system.
Original Abstract Submitted
In some implementations, a host processor associated with a vehicle may select, from a plurality of devices that are configured to communicate with the host processor for performing security functions, a first device to serve as a primary device and a second device to serve as a secondary device. The first device may include a first memory with an embedded hardware security module and may be associated with a first set of nodes of the vehicle. The second device may include a second memory with an embedded hardware security module and may be associated with a second set of nodes of the vehicle. The host processor may determine, based on a signal, a failure associated with the first device or the second device. The host processor may initiate a remediation process based on the failure associated with the first device or the second device. Numerous other implementations are described.
