Edge Protect security solution meets regulatory requirements for consumer and industrial IoT applications
Infineon Technologies launches Edge Protect embedded security solution, offering four security configuration categories for IoT applications with enhanced capabilities.
Edge Protect is optimized for Infineon’s PSoC™ and AIROC™ family of products. The new solution also offers preconfigured product-security categories to satisfy regulatory and industry-standard levels.
According to Bain & Company, the lack of security is a leading barrier to IoT adoption; more than 70 percent of customers would purchase more IoT devices if security was better addressed. Infineon’s new Edge Protect features a security software, and is aligned with “PSA Certified” – a framework established by Arm in 2018 to unite the IoT and embedded ecosystem under a common security baseline. With Edge Protect, consumer and industrial IoT OEMs can better protect their brand, reduce liability risk, protect their IP, and bring their products to market faster.
“As a leader in the security and IoT industries, bringing Edge Protect to the mass market is a natural next step. Edge Protect brings the right levels of security for IoT applications across both the consumer and industrial sectors. It comprises four levels of protection. We look forward to enabling more OEMs to integrate Edge Protect into their IoT devices for enhanced security in the home, office and factory,” said Erik Wood, Senior Director of Product Security, Infineon.
Infineon-defined Edge Protect categories include (but not limited to):
- Category 1: CRA/RED/PSA Certified Level 1v2 compliant and requires a root of trust (RoT), secured boot, firmware updates and debug access protection to secure OEM IP
- Category 2: Requires Cat 1 features plus Arm® Trust Zone® processing isolation, the TF-M security services stack and sufficient internal memory or a secured, external-flash, serial-memory interface, and PSA Certified Level 2 compliant
- Category 3: Requires Cat 2 features plus hardened accelerated crypto operations and fault sensors, plus PSA Certified Level 3 compliant
- Category 4: SESIP/PSA Certified Level 3 but includes a hardware-isolated, lockstep redundant, secured enclave at an AVA.VAN.4 security rating for secured boot, key storage, crypto operations and debug access control.
Edge Protect is compatible with Infineon’s latest ModusToolbox™ 3.1 development platform to provide developers a unique experience for a variety of use cases including consumer IoT, industrial, smart home and other applications. In addition to the PSoC and AIROC families, Infineon ModusToolbox 3.1 is also compatible with embedded applications using Infineon products including XMC™, EZ-PD™ and PMG1 microcontrollers.
More information is available at www.infineon.com/edgeprotect.
www.infineon.com
