|Publication number||US6646565 B1|
|Application number||US 09/586,678|
|Publication date||Nov 11, 2003|
|Filing date||Jun 1, 2000|
|Priority date||Jun 1, 2000|
|Also published as||CA2349145A1, CA2349145C, DE60130829D1, DE60130829T2, EP1160647A2, EP1160647A3, EP1160647B1, US6917299, US20030137416|
|Publication number||09586678, 586678, US 6646565 B1, US 6646565B1, US-B1-6646565, US6646565 B1, US6646565B1|
|Inventors||Shuzhen Fu, David C. Hanley, Raymond A. Debruin, Jack R. Grenfell|
|Original Assignee||Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (79), Classifications (20), Legal Events (8)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to security systems and, more specifically, to security systems for electronic circuits.
2. Related Art
Point of sale (POS) terminals allow customers to make payments using a variety of payment instruments such as credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, ATM cards, etc. To ensure that the payment information transmitted from the POS terminals to a payment center is not intercepted, this information is typically encrypted and secured through other means (e.g., digital authentication) during transmissions.
However, confidential payment information entered by the user into the POS terminal could still be intercepted by tampering with the POS terminal. To curb such interception and any tampering of the keypad and processor, processors and other circuitry in the POS terminal are typically embedded in material such as epoxy resin which is potted to the keypad, thereby integrating the keypad and the circuits into a single module.
A cross-section of a typical prior art potted POS terminal 100 is shown in FIG. 1. Potted POS terminal 100 includes a top case 110, a bottom case 120, keys 130 and security components 140. The circuitry within POS terminal 100 is enclosed within a PCB 160 and potted in an epoxy compound 150. Security components 140 are connected to and detect any interruption in PCB 160. In an attempt to drill through PCB 160, the PCB circuit would be interrupted and a detection circuit would trigger a security response (e.g. erasing any confidential information stored in the circuitry of POS terminal 100).
While these security measures are sufficient to deter some tamperers, they could still be circumvented (e.g. by opening the POS terminals and using appropriate chemical substances to remove the potting material).
In addition, epoxy potting is expensive and prevents both authorized and unauthorized access to the circuitry within the POS terminal. For example, once a circuit is potted it can no longer be accessed for repair and maintenance purposes. This has the undesirable effect of increasing repair and replacement costs and, at least potentially, of reducing manufacturing yields. Furthermore, the epoxy potting process is both lengthy and generates fumes that must be removed by a special ventilation system.
As a result, there is a need for a less expensive, more secure technique for preventing unauthorized access to the circuitry within a POS terminal.
The system and method of the present invention provide a security system for electronic circuits (e.g. the electronic circuits within a secure POS terminal) that is both more tamper resistant and less expensive than the prior art epoxy potting. This is achieved by inserting an electrical connector between a first and a second circuit board contained within a case of the POS terminal. The first and the second circuit boards are any type of circuit board known in the art, including but not limited to, rigid circuit boards, flexible circuit boards, printed circuit boards, etc. If the case is opened the connectors no longer provide an electrical connection between the first and the second circuit boards, triggering a tamper detection circuit.
In some embodiments of the invention, a flexible conductive film is wrapped around the circuit boards and the connector. If a tamperer attempts to drill through the case of the POS terminal to disable the tamper detection circuit, the circuit on the flexible security film is interrupted, in turn triggering the tamper detection circuit.
As a result, the secure POS terminal of the present invention overcomes the limitations of prior art potted terminals. By eliminating the potting process, in fact, the cost of manufacturing the terminal is reduced and there is no need for a special ventilation system. In addition, the circuitry within the terminal can be accessed for repair and maintenance purposes.
FIG. 1 is a cross-section of a prior art POS terminal.
FIG. 2A shows a POS terminal, in accordance to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2B is a cross-section of the POS terminal of FIG. 2A.
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating the components of a security fence module, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3B is a diagram of an assembled security fence module of FIG. 3A.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are a block diagram of the circuitry within the POS terminal of FIG. 2.
FIGS. 5A-5F illustrate the process of assembling security fence module of FIG. 3A.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of the operation of the tamper detect circuit of FIG. 4A.
A secure POS terminal 200, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, is shown in FIG. 2A. Secure POS terminal 200 includes a keypad 210, a card reader 220 and a display 230. To perform a payment transaction, a user of secure POS terminal 200 slides a card through card reader 220. The transaction details are then displayed to the user on display 230. The user can then enter additional information regarding the transaction, such as a security verification code or a PIN number via keypad 210. The information entered by the user is encrypted and transmitted through a secure communication channel to a bank or other transaction clearinghouse. Once the transaction is approved, the user is notified via display 230.
A cross-section of secure POS terminal 200 is shown in FIG. 2B. The circuitry that receives, stores and processes confidential information within POS terminal 200 is encased within security fence module 250. If security fence module 250 is penetrated, a security response is triggered deleting any confidential information contained within secure POS terminal 200. In addition, PCBs 260A and 260B are constructed with an inner serpentine trace layer and auxiliary security components 270A and 270B, which are functional components of secure POS terminal 200, are positioned to provide a complete enclosure to security fence module 250 (e.g. on top and on the bottom of security fence module 250). Those skilled in the art realize that arrangements other than the ones described herein could be employed. For instance, if security fence module 250 were positioned in a vertical dimension, PCBs 260A and 260B could be positioned on the left and the right of security fence module 250, again to provide a complete enclosure.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a security fence module 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, security fence module 300 includes a security shell 330, a connector holder 335, a security film 340, a security film connector 310 and a keypad connector 320. FIG. 3B illustrates how the components of FIG. 3A are assembled to form security fence module 300. First, security film 340 is wrapped around security shell 330 in such a manner than one end of security film 340 is placed on an interior surface of security shell 330. Connector holder 335 is then inserted in security shell 330. Security film connector 310 is inserted in connector holder 335 and is held in contact with security film 340 by a clamping action of connector holder 335 being inserted into the shell. Similarly, keypad connector 320 is inserted within a holder built into security shell 330.
FIGS. 4A and 4B is a block diagram of the circuitry 400 within secure POS terminal 200. Circuitry 400 includes a system board 410 and a display board 420. A tamper detect circuit 460 is provided in part on system board 410 and in part on display board 420. When security film connector 310 is placed between pads 450A and 450B on system board 410 and display board 420, the two portions of tamper detect circuit 460 are electrically connected. Security film connector 310 is shaped such that it can only provide an electrical connection between pads 450A and 450B while the case of POS terminal 200 is closed. When the case is opened, security film connector 310 is no longer in contact with both pads 450A and 450B. As a result, tamper detect circuit 460 is triggered by the interruption of the electrical connection between the two portions of tamper detect circuit 460. In addition, since security film connector 310 also provides an electrical connection with security film 340, if security film 340 is tampered with, tamper detect circuit 460 is also triggered by an interruption in the electrical connection.
In some embodiments, the display portion of tamper detect circuit 460 employs a Maxim MAX933 ultra-low-power comparator to monitor the current through security film 340 and serpentine traces on system board 410 and display board 420. If any of the traces on system board 410 and display board 420 or security film 340 are broken, or if two traces of security film 340 are short circuit together, the output of the comparator would trigger erasing of the on-chip RAM of internal pinpad circuit 490, which renders the circuit non-functional.
Similarly, keypad connector 320 is shaped so as to provide an electrical connection between pads 440A and 440B provided on system board 410 and display board 420 only when the case of POS terminal 200 is closed. Keypad connector 320 further provides an electrical connection between keyboard 470 and processor 480. Since this connection is contained within security fence module 300, the connection between keyboard 470 microprocessor 480 is secured. Thus, both security film connector 310 and keypad connector 320 act as case-open connectors.
During assembly of POS terminal 200, an assembled security fence module 300 (FIG. 3B) is placed between system board 410 and display board 420. As a result, the circuitry encased by system board 410, display board 420, security shell 330 and wire mesh security film 340 cannot be physically accessed without interrupting a circuit connected to tamper detect circuit 460.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the circuits protected by security fence module 300 are processor 480, tamper detect circuit 460, internal pinpad circuit 490 and the interface between processor 480 and keyboard 470 provided by keypad connector 320.
In some embodiments of the invention, processor 480 is a Motorola 68302 processor running at 15 MHz. The Motorola 68302 processor is a 32-bit processor with interrupt controller, 1152 bytes of on-chip dual ported RAM, a DMA controller, 3 serial ports, a communications co-processor, 2 parallel ports, 3 timers, an address decoder and bus interface circuitry. The 68032 processor further supports a 24-bit address bus and a selectable 8- or 16-bit data bus. In some embodiments, the 8-bit data bus mode is selected.
In some embodiments, internal pinpad circuit 490 includes an 8 Mhz clock and a Mitsubishi 38207 processor with 16 k bytes MASK ROM, 512 bytes RAM, and 2 k bytes EPROM. When the tamper detection circuit 460 detects an attempt to tamper with the circuitry within POS terminal 200, internal pinpad circuit 490 is disconnected from the power supply via FET and shorted to ground via two additional redundant FET circuits. When this happens, the internal RAM of internal pinpad circuit 490 is erased.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, POS terminal 200 further includes a 3 track magnetic card reader, a vacuum fluorescent display that can display 2 rows of 16 characters each, where each character is made up by a 5×7 dot matrix, a serial to parallel converter, a 256k×8-bit flash memory with a maximum access time of 90 nanoseconds that stores operating system software used during the operation of POS terminal 200, a static RAM having a capacity of up to 1 Mbyte with a maximum access time of 70 nanoseconds, a display timer, a watchdog timer, an electronic cash register (ECR) interface, an RS232 interface, a LAN/RS232 interface, a power supply, a power failure detect circuit and a backup battery.
FIGS. 5A-5F illustrate the process of assembling security fence module 300. FIG. 5A shows a single molded plastic structure that includes both security shell 330 and connector holder 335. In step 1, connector holder 335 is separated from security shell 330. In step 2 (FIG. 5B), one end of security film 340 is inserted into security shell 330 using a locating pin to secure it into place. In step 3 (FIG. 5C), connector holder 335 is inserted within security shell 330. Security film connector 310 is then inserted into connector holder 335. Similarly, keypad connector 320 is inserted in a slot of security shell 330. In step 4 (FIG. 5D), connector holder 335 is snapped into place into an appropriate holder provided within security shell 330. In step 5 (FIG. 5E), security film 340 is wrapped around and attached using a self-adhesive film to an outside surface of security shell 330. Finally, in step 6 (FIG. 5F) Security film connector 310 and keypad connector 320 are centered within security shell 330 to form an assembled security fence module 300, as shown in FIG. 3B.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of the operation 600 of tamper detect circuit 460 (FIG. 4A). Initially, in stage 610, tamper detect circuit monitors the current in the circuit contained in security fence module 300 e.g. by comparing a detected voltage level to a preset level). Stage 620 then determines whether the circuit has been disrupted, in which case operation 600 proceeds to stage 630. Otherwise, stages 610 and 620 are repeated until a disruption in the circuit is detected. In stage 630, the on-chip RAM of internal pinpad circuit 490 is erased to prevent unauthorized access to the information stored therein and render the pinpad circuitry non-operational.
In some embodiments, the security system described above is used to protect sensitive circuits in devices other than a POS terminal. In fact, the security system of the present invention can be used to protect any type of electronic circuitry that stores sensitive and/or confidential information during operation and that may be tampered with. In such embodiments, a security fence module is provided that is shaped to conform to the circuits or portions of circuits to be protected by the security system. A tamper detection circuit is employed to monitor a voltage within a circuit contained in the security fence module and appropriate security measures are taken in the event tampering with the security fence module is detected.
Embodiments described above illustrate but do not limit the invention. For example, connectors other than elastomeric connectors could be used in place of the elastomeric connectors described herein. Furthermore, the invention is not limited to any specific shape or placement of the security fence module. Numerous modifications and variations are possible in accordance to the principles of the present invention, as described by the following claims.
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|U.S. Classification||340/687, 340/568.7|
|International Classification||G06F21/00, G06F1/00, G07F7/10|
|Cooperative Classification||H05K2201/10378, H05K1/144, H05K2201/2018, H05K1/0275, Y04S40/24, G06F21/86, G06F2221/2143, G06Q20/341, G07F7/082, G07F7/1008, H01H2239/032|
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