STMicroelectronics Simplifies Design-In of State-of-the-Art Security for the IoT
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* New STSAFE-A100 optimized secure element provides built-in authentication,
secure communication, key provisioning, and highest security standards for
IoT devices (CC EAL5+)
* STSAFE-A100 secure element simplifies integration challenges for equipment
designers, with full support ecosystem available
Geneva, June 14, 2016 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has
announced a strong yet easy-to-use secure element to protect connected devices
in the consumer and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and to prevent cloning
or copying of genuine products by ensuring authenticity.
Certified to the highest security industry standards, the new STSAFE-A100 can be
designed-in by developers without specialist security expertise thanks to
comprehensive support ecosystem.
Consumer devices, home appliances, industrial assets, and infrastructure
controllers are already connected to the internet or will be soon. Many of them
are designed to be autonomous and unattended. They now need state-of-the-art
electronic security to prevent hackers from counterfeiting, cloning, stealing
information, or misusing the equipment. ST's new STSAFE-A100 is a secure turnkey
solution that brings the Company's proven expertise in electronic security for
applications such as banking, e-commerce, and identity protection to the IoT. As
a secure element that provides authentication services and can be used in
conjunction with an ordinary microcontroller, it features an embedded secure
operating system and is certified to Common Criteria EAL5+[1], banking-level
security-industry standards.
"STSAFE-A100 delivers an economical and certified solution for state-of-the-art
security in IoT and brand protection, presenting an alternative with clear
advantages over existing approaches like software-based security running on a
general-purpose microcontroller or an uncertified crypto-companion IC," said
Laurent Degauque, Marketing Director, Secure Microcontroller Division, MDG
Group, STMicroelectronics. "Seamless integration puts security at the heart of
the product and frees developers to focus on maximizing added value at the
application level."
ST has made design-in of its new secure element easy for customers by providing
a complete ecosystem that includes an expansion board with Arduino headers, a
microcontroller library, and reference implementations. These simplify attaching
the STSAFE-A100 to a microcontroller such as any from the STM32 family.
The STSAFE-A100 secure element is scheduled to enter volume production in July
2016, as a 4mm x 5mm SO8N or 2mm x 3mm UFDFPN8. Please contact your ST sales
office for pricing options and sample requests.
Further Technical Information:
STSAFE-A100 provides strong authentication services that help make sure only
authorized IoT devices can access online services and only authorized
accessories or consumables are recognized and accepted by an application. It is
compliant with the USB Type-C(TM) device-authentication scheme and secures
communications with a remote host using Transport Layer Security (TLS)
handshaking.
Additional functions that further minimize any potential for security breaches
include signature verification to ease secure boot and firmware upgrade, secure
counters that allow usage monitoring, secure pairing with the host application
processor, wrapping and unwrapping of local or remote host envelopes, and on-
chip key-pair generation.
The STSAFE-A100 supports asymmetric cryptography including Elliptic Curve
Cryptography (ECC) with NIST[2] or Brainpool 256-bit and 384-bit curves, and
symmetric cryptography using AES-128/AES-256. The STSAFE-A100 comes with a
unique serial number on each die and its operating system comprises a kernel for
authentication and data management and provides strong protection against
logical, fault, side-channel and physical attacks.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and energy-efficient
products and solutions that power the electronics at the heart of everyday life.
ST's products are found everywhere today, and together with our customers, we
are enabling smarter driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with
the next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices.
By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for
life.augmented.
In 2015, the Company's net revenues were $6.90 billion, serving more than
100,000 customers worldwide. Further information can be found at www.st.com
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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[1] CC EAL5+: Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5+
[2] NIST: US National Institute for Standards and Technology
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