PIR 3 Secure Coprocessor

• Small computer, with physical protection against observation and tampering. Can run programs unmolested.

• Connected to a host computer.

• We use IBM 4758:

  • PCI Card
  • 4MB RAM, 4MB FLASH, 486 99MHz CPU
  • Crypto acceleration HW: mod math (RSA) and DES/TDES
  • Very strong protection against physical attack (lemon and car battery)
  • Outbound authentication, long before TCPA and Pd