Processing data

A device comprising a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is arranged for

• checking a memory access policy resource based on a trigger, wherein the conducting the memory access policy check comprises:
• retrieving a memory access policy value from the memory access policy resource;
• comparing the memory access policy value with a predefined value;
• continuing executing the program code in case the memory access policy value corresponds to the predefined value;
• and
• conducting a predefined action in case the memory access policy value does not correspond to the predefined value;
• and
• comparing a current program counter with a program counter information provided by the memory access policy resource and, in case the comparison of the current program counter and the program counter information fulfills a predefined condition, conducting a memory access policy check.

A smartcard comprising

• a processing unit,
• a memory,
• wherein the processing unit is arranged for
• checking a memory access policy resource based on a trigger, wherein the conducting the memory access policy check comprises:
• retrieving a memory access policy value from the memory access policy resource;
• comparing the memory access policy value with a predefined value;
• continuing executing the program code in case the memory access policy value corresponds to the predefined value;
• and
• conducting a predefined action in case the memory access policy value does not correspond to the predefined value;
• and
• comparing a current program counter with a program counter information provided by the memory access policy resource and, in case the comparison of the current program counter and the program counter information fulfills a predefined condition, conducting a memory access policy check.

A device for processing data comprising

• means for checking a memory access policy resource based on a trigger, wherein the conducting the memory access policy check comprises:
• retrieving a memory access policy value from the memory access policy resource;
• comparing the memory access policy value with a predefined value;
• continuing executing the program code in case the memory access policy value corresponds to the predefined value;
• and
• conducting a predefined action in case the memory access policy value does not correspond to the predefined value;
• and
• means for comparing a current program counter with a program counter information provided by the memory access policy resource and, in case the comparison of the current program counter and the program counter information fulfills a predefined condition, conducting a memory access policy check.