Vendor: Kudelski Labs Category: Root Of Trust

Root of Trust IP

Ensuring the system security by safeguarding the integrity, authenticity, freshness, and confidentiality of assets The KSE portfo…

Overview

KSE is a programmable and modular silicon-proven hardware Root of Trust IP delivering embedded security for advanced semiconductor designs. Offered off-the-shelf and certification-ready, it integrates seamlessly across diverse technology nodes.

Fully self-contained, KSE embeds all essential security mechanisms without relying on the host SoC. Its optimized architecture ensures strong protection with efficient power, area, and performance. Scalable across multiple verticals, KSE reduces design risk, accelerates time-to-market, and enables secure, compliant, high-performance semiconductor products.

Embedded Security IP Functions

  • Secure Boot & Update Services: Ensures devices boot trusted firmware and receives authenticated updates throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Secure Debug & Provisioning: Enables controlled debug access and secure device enrolment with pre-loaded credentials. Key Management: Supports robust generation, storage, and lifecycle handling of cryptographic keys.
  • Attack Resistance: Shields sensitive operations from side channel and fault injection attacks.
  • Hardware-Accelerated Cryptography: Delivers high performance cryptographic operations.
  • Programmability: Enables post-deployment upgrades, that evolve to security requirements.

Key features

KSE delivers comprehensive services and real value across every stage of the chipset lifecycle:

  • Tailored & Modular: Pre-validated IP with defined security levels, suitable for single-chip use or integration into broader security platforms.
  • Effortless integration: All-in-one integration package with complete drivers and built-in PSA Cryptoprocessor support.
  • Certification Services: Support from Target of Evaluation definition to lab assessment and certification.
  • Security Surveillance & Maintenance: Continuous monitoring, threat analysis, and remediation to ensure deployed products remain secure.
  • Expert Support: Best-in-class security experts guide the full product lifecycle.
  • FPGA Designs: Delivers security solutions tailored for FPGA-based implementations.

Block Diagram

Applications

  • Automotive: Secures ADAS, infotainment, and EV modules reliably.
  • Consumer Devices: Protects smart home, wearables, and connected appliances.
  • Industrial & Critical Infrastructure: Safeguards IoT, factory automation, and smart infrastructure.
  • Telecom & Networking: Ensures integrity for 5G, routers, and edge devices.
  • Financial & Payment Systems: Secures transactions across payment terminals and digital wallets.
  • Defense & Government: Provides advanced security for military, government, and aerospace.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
KSE
Vendor
Kudelski Labs
Type
Silicon IP

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Provider

HQ: Switzerland

Learn more about Root Of Trust IP core

Root of Trust: A Security Essential for Cyber Defense

Imagine a datacenter powering critical cloud services, silently compromised by a tampered chip inserted during manufacturing. In most cases, the malware would be practically impossible to remove and could persist across formats/reinstalls !

Frequently asked questions about Root of Trust IP cores

What is Root of Trust IP?

Root of Trust IP is a Root Of Trust IP core from Kudelski Labs listed on Semi IP Hub.

How should engineers evaluate this Root Of Trust?

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