SafeXcel™ IP-123 Secure Platform Crypto Module by AuthenTec

Product Description

AuthenTec Platform Security Engines

AuthenTec’s Platform Security Engines are IP cores that secure the customer’s platform, allowing such devices to securely generate, store and use sensitive data like cryptographic keys, digital identities, and sensitive stored data. The Secure Platform is a complete solution to Protect:

Sensitive Data
... Against exposure
... Against modifications
... Against unauthorized access

Devices Against Hackers
... Trying to reinstall hacked OS versions
... Trying to copy hacked software images to other devices
... Installing worms and viruses on the device
... Replacing critical applications by modified or fake versions
... Trying to install modified system updates

Device Manufacturer’s System Software
... Against illegal copying

SafeXcel™ IP-123 Secure Platform Crypto Module

The SafeXcel™ IP-123 Crypto Module is an IP core for providing maximum performance to security sensitive applications in a variety of ways. By using dedicated hardware accelerators, the Crypto Module provides a first performance boost compared to software execution on the host processor. The second boost comes from the use of quickly accessible local storage inside the Crypto Module, which eliminates time consuming Memory Management Unit overhead. For the most computationally intensive applications, such as secure streaming audio and video (including broadcast), the Crypto Module provides a High Speed Streaming Interface.

The SafeXcel-IP-123 Crypto Module provide Hardware cryptographic algorithm implementations for optimal performance, user experience, battery life time and robust security:

• AES, SHA-1, SHA-256, ARC4 for fast and low power symmetric crypto operations

• PKA (Public Key Acceleration) supporting Secure Boot image signature verification

• TRNG (True Random Number Generator) providing on chip Hardware Number Generation

• Access to platform Trust Anchor (Root of Trust in NV memory) to store manufacturing-time secret data such as a HUKey and us it only inside the confines of the Crypto Module

SafeZone™ Middleware Components

The SafeZone middleware components provide platform level security to applications, hiding the details of security implementation.

• PKCS#11 API for application integration

• Cryptographic SW library providing cipher functionality to applications

• Secure External Object Storage library for storing objects in encrypted form into external off chip memory

• Secure Internal (Key) Asset Lockbox, safeguarding the correct use for key and IV material

• Certificate library, providing Certificate verification form DRM applications

• Secure Boot library, providing binary image integrity, authenticity and confidentiality

• Image Signing and Encryption tools

SafeXcel™ IP-123 Secure Platform Crypto Module

Market Segment(s)

• Embedded
• Enterprise
• Mobile
• Mobile Computing

Target Platform(s)

• Android
• Linux
• Nucleus
• VxWorks

Companion Processor(s)

• Biometrics
• Communication
• Multimedia

ARM Processor(s)

• ARM922T
• ARM926EJ-S
• ARM940T
• ARM946E-S
• ARM966E-S
• ARM968E-S
• ARM1020E
• ARM1022E
• ARM1026EJ-S
• ARM1136J-S
• ARM1136JF-S
• ARM1156T2(F)-S
• ARM1176JZ(F)-S
• ARM11 MPCore
• Cortex-A15
• Cortex-A5
• Cortex-A8
• Cortex-A9
• Cortex-M0
• Cortex-M1
• Cortex-M3
• Cortex-M4
• Cortex-R4
• Cortex-R5
• Cortex-R7
• ARMv4
• ARMv5
• ARMv6
• ARMv7
• StrongARM

System IP

• Interconnect Fabric

Physical IP

• SRAM Memory Compilers
• Standard Cell Libraries

Security Software

• TrustZone™ Technology