APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DEVICE FIRMWARE USING CERTIFICATELESS SIGNATURE

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing device firmware using a certificateless signature. The method for managing device firmware according to one example of the present invention includes the steps of: a firmware server receiving a partial secret key corresponding to an identifier of the firmware server itself from a key creating server; creating a public key and a secret key based on the partial secret key; creating a signature value for a hash value of the firmware using the secret key; and combining the firmware and the signature value to create a firmware image for release.