Infineon Technologies announced the launch of its Edge Protect integrated security solution. The new software solution has four categories of security settings for customer requirements in IoT applications based on increased security features.
Edge Protect is optimized for Infineon's PSoC and AIROC family of products. The new solution also offers pre-configured product safety categories to satisfy regulatory and industry standard levels.
According to Bain & Company, lack of security is one of the main barriers to IoT adoption, and more than 70% of customers would purchase more IoT devices if security were better addressed. Infineon's new Edge Protect features security software 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, industrial and consumer IoT OEMs can better protect their brand, reduce liability risk, protect their intellectual property, and bring their products to market faster.
“For IoT to continue to grow, security is no longer optional, and as standards and regulations evolve, there is an increasing need for security to be built into devices from the start,” said David Maidment, senior director at Secure Device Ecosystem, Arm. “By aligning its new solution with the PSA certified framework, Infineon is helping the ecosystem prioritize security and bring even more secure IoT devices to market.”
“Edge Protect brings the right levels of security to IoT applications in the consumer and industrial sectors. It comprises four levels of protection,” said Erik Wood, Senior Director of Product Security at Infineon. “We hope to enable more OEMs to integrate Edge Protect into their IoT devices to increase security in the home, office and factory.”
Edge Protect categories defined by Infineon include (but not limited to):
- Category 1: Compatible with CRA/RED/PSA certified level 1v2 and requires root of trust (RoT), secure boot, firmware updates, and debug access protection to protect OEM IP
- Category 2: Requires Cat 1 capabilities plus Arm Trust Zone processing isolation, TF-M security services stack, and sufficient internal memory or a secure serial memory interface, external flash, and PSA Certified Level 2 compliant
- Category 3: Requires Cat 2 capabilities plus accelerated and hardened cryptographic operations and failure sensors, plus PSA Level 3 certification compliance
- Category 4: SESIP/PSA Level 3 Certified, but includes a secure, redundant, hardware-isolated enclave with an AVA.VAN.4 security rating for secure boot, key storage, cryptographic operations, and debug access control.
Edge Protect is compatible with Infineon's latest ModusToolbox 3.1 development platform to provide developers with 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 that use Infineon products, including XMC, EZ-PD and PMG1 microcontrollers.
