Apparatus and method for detecting a physical manipulation on an electronic security module

An apparatus for detecting a physical manipulation on an electronic security module that stores security-relevant data, the apparatus comprising:

• a sensor device for generating sensor data that describe a physical influence on the electronic security module;
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• a first monitoring device and a second monitoring device located inside the electronic security module, wherein the first monitoring device is set up to receive the generated sensor data from the sensor device and to take the received sensor data as a basis for generating first monitoring data;
• wherein the second monitoring device is set up to receive the first monitoring data from the first monitoring device and to use the received first monitoring data to detect a manipulation of the electronic security module;
• wherein the first monitoring device and/or second monitoring device is further set up to receive monitoring data regularly sent by the other monitoring device and detects a manipulation of the electronic security module if the first monitoring device and/or second monitoring device does not receive the monitoring data of the other monitoring device at a time at which it should receive the monitoring data sent by the other monitoring device;
• wherein the first monitoring device and/or the second monitoring device evaluates the first monitoring data and/or the second monitoring data by means of pattern recognition, threshold value comparison and/or using a neural network in order to detect a physical manipulation of the electronic security module.