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Figure 2 : Hardware Configuration of the TOE 
Controller Board 
The Controller Board is a device that contains Processors, RAM, NVRAM, Ic Key, and FlashROM. The 
Controller Board sends and receives information to and from the units and devices that constitute the MFP, 
and this information is used to control the MFP. The information to control the MFP is processed by the 
MFP Control Software on the Controller Board. The following describes the components of the Controller 
Board: 
- Processor 
A semiconductor chip that performs basic arithmetic processing for MFP operations. 
- RAM 
A volatile memory medium which is used as a working area for image processing such as 
compressing/decompressing the image data. It can also be used to temporarily read and write 
internal information. 
- NVRAM 
A non-volatile memory medium in which TSF data for configuring MFP operations is stored. 
- Ic Key 
A security chip that has the functions of random number generation, cryptographic key generation