Efficient memory integrity verification and encryption for secure processors
G. Edward Suh, Dwaine Clarke, Blaise Gassend, Marten van Dijk, Srinivas Devadas · 2003
Secure processors enable new sets of applications such as commercial grid computing, software copy-protection, and secure mobile agents by providing security from both physical and software attacks. This paper proposes new hardware mechanisms for memory integrity verification and encryption, which are two key primitives required in single-chip secure processors. These new mechanisms o#er significant performance advantages over existing mechanisms, which directly translates to better performance for security-sensitive applications.