摘要 |
A security chip (215) is connected to a communication interface (IF) (209), a biological sensor (211), a central processing unit (CPU) (201), and a memory/storage (300) via a bus. The security chip (215) can obtain not only information on various software installed in a data processing apparatus (101), but also information on peripheral devices (302) connected to the data processing apparatus (101). The security chip (215) includes communication authentication hardware (311), biometrics hardware (312), internal data authentication hardware (313), monitoring hardware (314), and verifying hardware (315). |