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CryptoAuthentication™ Family

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What Is the CryptoAuthentication Family?

Our CryptoAuthentication™ ICs deliver robust, hardware-based security that keeps secret cryptographic keys safe from unauthorized access. These compact, low-power devices integrate easily with any microcontroller (MCU) or microprocessor (MPU), making them excelent options for securing IoT nodes across applications like home automation, medical devices and wearables. They also ensure the authenticity of disposable and accessory devices, helping prevent counterfeiting and protecting your product integrity, users and revenue.

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ATECC608

  • Cloud IoT, firmware validation, secure boot assist, accessory authentication, IP protection and message encryption
  • Supports asymmetric and symmetric key authentication with encryption
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ECC204

  • Accessory authentication, firmware IP protection, and disposable applications
  • Cost-effective asymmetric/symmetric authentication with secure data storage; available in three-pin parasitic power and standard packages
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ECC206

  • Disposable and accessory authentication with firmware IP protection
  • Compact two-pin parasitic power package; supports asymmetric/symmetric authentication and secure data storage
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SHA105

  • Host-side key protection for accessory and disposable authentication and firmware IP protection
  • Pairs with SHA104/SHA106 for symmetric authentication and secure data storage
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SHA104

  • Client-side key protection for accessory and disposable authentication and firmware IP protection
  • Pairs with SHA105; available in three-pin parasitic power and standard packages
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SHA106

  • Cartridge authentication for consumables in consumer, cosmetic, industrial, and medical applications
  • 2-pin parasitic power package; pairs with SHA105 for symmetric authentication and secure data storage
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TA101

  • Supports the most complex automotive security use cases and offers the greatest key strength diversity of all secure ICs
  • Enables patch updates, secure boot, TLS, HDCP, USB-C®, WPC Qi® 1.3 authentication and key management

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TA100

  • Covers common to complex automotive security needs
  • Supports secure boot, TLS, HDCP, USB-C, WPC Qi 1.3 authentication and key management
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CryptoAuthLib Library

To streamline your development process with CryptoAuthentication devices like the ATECC608, ATSHA204A, ECC204, ECC206, SHA104, SHA105, SHA106, TA010 (automotive qualified) or ATSHA206A, we offer the CryptoAuthLib library. This software support library, written in C code, is essential for integrating cryptographic services into any application or device driver. It is compatible with a range of platforms, including Arm® Cortex®-M-based microcontrollers, PIC® microcontrollers and PCs that run Windows® or embedded Linux®.

CryptoAuthentication™ Secure Key Storage

Key Attributes

  • Easy to use: Basic Application Programming Interface (API) serves the needs of most applications
  • Powerful: Core API makes the full power of the device available for sophisticated applications and developers
  • Portable: Runs on small processors and desktop systems
  • Extensible: Designed to easily support new microcontroller platforms or protocols
  • Flexible: Includes APIs for storing, retrieving and manipulating X.509 certificates and for Transport Layer Security (TLS) integration

If you need assistance during your design and development process, visit our technical support portal to find helpful resources and get assistance from our security experts. Our approved security design partners also offer expertise with TLS stack providers, cloud platforms, certificate authority companies and the CryptoAuthLib library to help you quickly and cost effectively bring your product to market.

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Applications

Accessory Authentication

Accessory Authentication 

Our CryptoAuthenticaion ICs can be used to implement a controlled accessory ecosystem strategy, a third-party certification program or accessory counterfeit prevention

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Disposable

Disposable Authentication

Depending on the threat model your company identifies, you can leverage our CryptoAuthentication ICs to implement several secure authentication architectures to defend your products from counterfeiting.

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Trust Platform Provisioning Service

Use the Trust Platform Provisioning Service with four unique tiers of customer support and certified secure factories to leverage our pre-configured and pre-provisioned secure ICs with the most common security use cases.

The Trust Platform Design Suite (TPDS) tool includes secure IC configurators and use cases supported by code examples and tutorials to accelerate your development.

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