IBM Bakes Security into Processors

by Joris Evers ZDNet News, 9 Apr 2006 Researchers at IBM have come up with a way to hardwire encryption technology into a microprocessor, promising a more secure way to store data. IBM plans to announce availability of the new technology, dubbed Secure Blue, on Monday. IBM envisions its idea and technology will be used in digital media players, electronic organizers, cell phones, computers and devices used by the government and the medical and financial industries. With Secure Blue, data is encrypted and decrypted as it runs through a processor, according to IBM. It is maintained encrypted in the device memory. One of the few times data would not be scrambled is when it is actually displayed. Read more