Secure authenticator protects systems, controls IoT nodes
Helping to integrate strong defences into products and systems, the DS28C36 provides a targeted set of asymmetric-key and symmetric-key cryptographic tools in a low cost and compact solution. Asymmetric public-key features are supported with the P256 based elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) algorithm and symmetric secret-key with SHA-256.
The DS28C36 provides two authenticated GPIO pins with optional secure state control and level sensing as well as a function to enhance secure download/boot features. The device also integrates sophisticated countermeasures to protect against invasive and noninvasive security attacks.
End applications include bi-directional authentication, secure storage of system data (such as system crypto keys), verification of system-critical data, secure boot, and end product usage control. For applications where the host system microcontroller has insufficient computing resources for ECC algorithms or lacks required secure storage for a SHA-256 symmetric key, the DS2476 is a companion co-processor to the DS28C36.
The device helps prevent counterfeits: secure authentication functions stop cloning. It securely manages system use/features, configured to monitor/limit peripheral usage with authenticated EEPROM settings and a 17-bit decrement-only counter. It ensures data integrity: robust secure download/boot functions combined with GPIO pins prevent malicious system attacks; it safeguards critical system data: stored sensitive data is only accessible through encrypted R/W with a key established through a Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) based protocol.
Samples, C-source code, and evaluation kits are available now. In a 3 x 3 mm TDFN package that operates across the -40 to +85C temperature range, pricing starts at $1.08 (1,000).
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