Systems and methods for constraining access to one time programmable storage elements

A method comprising:

• initiating a timer with a first timer value and setting a count value to an initial count value, wherein the count value represents a number of read accesses performed on a one-time programmable (OTP) storage element;
• after the initiating the timer, receiving a read access request for the OTP storage element;
• when the access request is received after the timer is expired, granting access to the OTP storage element only when the count value is less than a predetermined count threshold, and in response to the granting access:
• updating the count value, and
• re-initiating the timer with a second timer value.

A method comprising:

• initiating a timer with a first timer value;
• after the initiating the timer, receiving a read access request for a one-time programmable (OTP) storage element;
• when the access request is received after the timer is expired, granting access to the OTP storage element in response to the access request and re-initiating the timer with the first timer value;
• when the access request is received prior to the timer expiring, aborting the access request.