Supporting the growing need for IC security in IoT applications, Presto Engineering is offering a comprehensive manufacturing and test service that is tailored to ensure IoT chips are made to high standards of security.
Presto says it can manage the entire chip manufacturing and testing process to make chips with levels of security right up to that needed for banking standards.
IoT devices’ connection to the Internet provides a potentially vulnerable route for hackers. Presto notes that an IoT chip connected to the internet should have two levels of security built into the design of the ASIC itself to stop unauthorized access.
The first is Cryptography to protect communication and maintain the confidentiality and integrity of data as it moves across the network. The second is Authentication to verify that only authorized computers or people have access.
Turning the design into a chip requires a highly secure manufacturing supply chain. Presto claims “it can manage the entire chip manufacturing and testing process to make chips with levels of security right up to that needed for banking standards, including the secure provisioning of the cryptographic keys. The latter ensures that processors will only execute code and updates identified with the correct secret keys.”
Handling these securely in the manufacturing supply chain is vital to an effective security strategy and is covered by the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation standards. These range from the basic Evaluation Assurance Level 1 to Level 7 for government and military, with Level 5 being typical for banks, payment systems, and other highly demanding commercial application.
More information: https://presto-eng.com/
