Electronic gaming terminal with trusted component system

An electronic gaming terminal comprising:

• a platform controller;
• wherein the platform controller comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium configured for storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the platform controller to perform the following:
• transmitting, over a communication bus, an encryption key to at least one component controller of the electronic gaming terminal in communication with the platform controller;
• encrypting first data set with the encryption key;
• transmitting, over the communication bus, the encrypted first data set to the at least one component controller;
• receiving, over the communication bus, an encrypted second data set from the at least one component controller;
• determining whether the at least one component controller is valid based on decrypting the encrypted second data set with the encryption key;
• and
• in response to a determination of the at least one component controller of the electronic gaming terminal being invalid,
• refraining from launching a gaming application.

A motherboard configured to control operation of an electronic gaming terminal, the motherboard comprising:

• at least one processor including programming configured to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting, over a communication bus, an encryption key from the motherboard to a component controller of at least one hardware component housed within gaming cabinet of the electronic gaming terminal;
• encrypting first data set with the encryption key;
• transmitting, over the communication bus, the encrypted first data set to the component controller;
• receiving, over the communication bus, encrypted second data set from the component controller;
• determining whether the component controller is valid based on decrypting the encrypted second data set with the encryption key;
• and
• in response to a determination of the component controller being invalid, refraining from launching a gaming application.