A secure environment for entering and storing information necessary to conduct encryption processes. In a computer system according to the invention, session keys, passwords, and encryption algorithms are maintained in a secure memory space such as System Management Mode (SMM) memory. In one disclosed...http://www.google.se/patents/US6581162?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6581162 - Method for securely creating, storing and using encryption keys in a computer system
