Abstract:
The invention relates to a memory, especially a cache memory, and a method for synchronising said cache memory with the main memory of a computer. According to the inventive method, each memory entry has an address range, a data area which is associated with the address range, and an identification area which is associated with the address range. Said identification area has a first memory field containing a value which indicates whether data is stored in the data area of the memory or with which cryptographic key. The information contained in the first memory field can be used as a starting point for synchronisation, on the basis of an accepted association between the data to be synchronised and the cryptographic keys.