Secure OS Partners

A trusted system requires trusted software and trusted hardware to work together. ARM partners with well known third party suppliers who can provide the appropriate small, certifiable and trusted OS.

The Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) requires a well designed applications processor (for example one that has followed the recommendations of the TrustZone Ready Program); a Trusted Boot process and a Trusted OS to provide the trusted services and APIs for services.

ARM recommends the Trusted OS solutions from Giesecke and Devrient (G&D) and Trusted Logic Mobility. These companies can also provide Trusted Service Management technology to manage the life cycle of trusted applications e.g. installation, update and removal. Both companies have a long history in security with bank and SIM cards that they are now applying to the TEE.

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Giesecke & Devrient

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Trusted Logic

Giesecke & Devrient

Trusted Logic Mobility

Giesecke and Devrient (G&D) is a global market leader supplying commercial banks, business enterprises, network operators, and public transportation companies with innovative hardware, comprehensive software and services, and end-to-end solutions for mobile security applications.

ARM has partnered with G&D to develop a mass-market security platform for mobile devices. Its key advantage is that security-sensitive applications, such as mobile banking, receive optimum protection by being strictly isolated from the other functions, without the open device structure of the smartphones having to be changed. Smartphones are providing two worlds, working in parallel: The conventional operating system with the corresponding hardware environment, in which the functions and apps can operate as they did before, and a fully isolated secure area in which G&D’s new, high-security operating system MobiCore processes security-sensitive applications.

TrustZone enabled SoC

Login to a security-critical online service can be carried out without any interaction with the conventional operating system. Any malware which is already on the device therefore has no opportunity to tap into or manipulate the data. The MobiCore operating system controls the whole processing chain, from keypad functions through online connection to display on the screen. Once the security-critical logon procedure is finished, the application independently switches back to normal mode.

For developers of future generations of devices, the MobiCore environment offers a complete, certifiable security solution which is suitable for smartphones, netbooks, web-enabled TV devices, or navigation systems. Authentication routines and monitored data transactions can be integrated seamlessly into diverse online services and applications on the new platform.

With this platform, G&D and ARM are meeting the decisive condition that will make security-critical services such as mobile banking attractive to a mass market.

Please see G&D’s website to find out more about MobiCore®, download the whitepaper and see how the integration into your platform or product enhances its value and enables trusted services.

Trusted Logic is a leading provider of open, secure software for smart cards, terminals & consumer devices for telecom, banking, transport, and government markets. A pioneer in security solutions for digital services – from mobile payment to e-ticketing; from identification to access control – Trusted Logic enables end-users to access services anywhere, anytime, securely.

Trusted Logic's Trusted Foundations™ Software has been designed to work with ARM TrustZone technology to enable the secure execution of sensitive services on a variety of devices - such as mobile phones, multimedia players, MIDs, and payment terminals.

Trusted Foundations

Trusted Foundations Software - which is compliant with network operators’ security requirements (Open Mobile Terminal Platform - OMTP) and GlobalPlatform standards - allows the safe deployment (including Over The Air) of any digital security service, such as mobile payment, access to enterprise services, and access to premium content. Once they are installed, these services are fully isolated from any malware that could reside in the device. It is already in mass deployment on devices running Android™, Symbian™, and Windows Mobile™, and can be integrated with any other OS. A Software Development Kit allowing rapid development and deployment of new secure services is also available for solution providers

Please see Trusted Logic’s website to find out more about Trusted Foundations™, download the whitepaper and see how the integration into your platform or product enhances its value and enables trusted services.