SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USING A SECURE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE WITH A COMPUTER PROCESSOR

摘要

The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a system for accessing data stored securely external of a computer processor. In one aspect, the computer processor may comprise a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory controller. The memory controller may comprise a storage to store a key, a first set of circuitry and a security module. The first set of circuitry may be configured to receive a request for a piece of data from the CPU, determine that the requested piece of data needs to be read from an external storage stored in a secured format and read the piece of data from the external storage in the secured format. The security module may be configured to perform at least one of authentication and decryption on the piece of data in the secured format using the key stored in the storage.

主权项

1. A computer processor, comprising:
a central processing unit (CPU); and a memory controller, comprising:
a storage to store a key;a first set of circuitry configured to:
receive a request for a piece of data from the CPU;determine that the requested piece of data needs to be read from an external storage stored in a secured format; andread the piece of data from the external storage in the secured format; anda security module configured to perform at least one of authentication and decryption on the piece of data in the secured format using the key stored in the storage.