IEEE Computer Society Technology Summit 2008 EGM Security with Software Download IEEE Computer Society Technology Summit 2008
EGM Security Bring the Game Up –Socketed BIOS is checked –BIOS contains authentication algorithm and driver for high capacity storage device –BIOS checks the Operating System, –Operating system check the gaming application program
IEEE Computer Society Technology Summit 2008 Download Software Get the Software in the Casino –Set up a communication link with identified endpoints – VPN, HTTPS, etc. –Firewall keeps most bad guys out –Store new Game content on Content Server –Authenticate software on Content Server
IEEE Computer Society Technology Summit 2008 Download to the EGM Get the software to the EGM –Secure the link between Content Server and EGM (1.066(3)) –Download software into segregated portion of memory (1.066(7)) –Two separate logs record download action –Authenticate software before any other action - no decrypting, decompressing, etc. –Authentic software can be installed
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