Inventors:
Ingrid Verbauwhede - Palo Alto CA, US
Patrick Schaumont - Blacksburg VA, US
David Hwang - Irvine CA, US
Shenglin Yang - Boise ID, US
Kazuo Sakiyama - Leuven-Heverlee, BE
Yi Fan - Valencia CA, US
Alireza Hodjat - Santa Monica CA, US
International Classification:
H04K 1/00
Abstract:
A secure embedded system that uses cryptographic and biometric signal processing acceleration is described. In one embodiment, the secure embedded system is configured as a wireless pay-point protocol for brick-and-mortar and e-commerce applications in which biometric information is localized and does not require transmission of biometric data for authentication. In one embodiment, a key-generation function uses a dynamic key generator and static biometric components. In one embodiment, an embedded system design methodology provides hardware and software acceleration transparency.