Patent attributes
An apparatus for encrypting an input memory address to obtain an encrypted memory address is provided. The apparatus comprises an input interface for receiving the input memory address being an address of a memory. Moreover, the apparatus comprises an encryption module for encrypting the input memory address depending on a cryptographic key to obtain the encrypted memory address. The encryption module is configured to encrypt the input memory address by applying a map mapping the input memory address to the encrypted memory address, wherein the encryption module is configured to apply the map by conducting a multiplication and a modulo operation using the cryptographic key and a divisor of the modulo operation, such that the map is bijective.