Apparatus and method to secure an electronic storage using a secure element

摘要

A secure integrated circuit (IC) to provide access to an electronic storage, the secure IC including a memory and a processor. The processor may generate a first key and a second key, and enable storing the first key in the memory and storing the second key in a device memory of a device. The processor may then receive the second key from the device when the device wants to access the electronic storage, and grant the device access to the electronic storage by using the first key and the second key received from the device.

主权项

1. A secure integrated circuit (IC) to provide access to an electronic storage, the secure IC comprising:
a secure memory; and a processor configured to:
generate a first key and a second key;enable storing the first key in the secure memory and storing the second key in a device memory of a device;receive a request from the device to access the electronic storage;instruct the device to provide the second key in response to receiving the request;receive the second key from the device; andgrant the device access to the electronic storage by using the first key and the second key received from the device, wherein, upon receiving the second key from the device, the processor is further configured to determine whether the first key and the second key can be combined to unlock an electronic lock to grant access to the electronic storage based on a comparison of a first portion of the first key and a second portion of the second key, the comparison including determining whether the first portion of the first key is identical to the second portion of the second key, and wherein identical portions of the first and second keys are associated with the electronic storage.