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Vendor:
Xiphera Ltd
Category:
Root Of Trust
nQrux Secure Boot
Enable quantum-secure authenticated boot, crucial for verifying the authenticity and integrity of binary images during the processor boot sequence
Overview
nQrux® Secure Boot enhances system security by enabling quantum-secure authenticated boot, crucial for verifying the authenticity and integrity of binary images during the processor boot sequence. The protection is rooted in a hybrid digital signature scheme that utilises both ECDSA and ML-DSA. ML-DSA digital signatures are designed to counter threats from quantum computing, while ECDSA provides a reliable fallback to guard against potential vulnerabilities in the newer quantum-resistant algorithms.
Key features
- Trusted computing enabler
- Secure cryptographic base for Root of Trust
- Digital signature verification for binaries
- Hybrid security mechanism (ECDSA/ML-DSA) protects against classical and quantum attacks
- Implements NIST standard FIPS 204 for quantum-secure digital signatures
- Secure from side-channel attacks
- Efficient and optimised architecture
- Pure digital logic with no CPU or software components
- Easy integration with 32-bit interface
- Vendor agnostic ASIC/FPGA implementation
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Benefits
nQrux® Secure Boot is an essential solution for securing systems against both contemporary and emerging cryptographic threats, ensuring that only fully authenticated software is executed during system startups.
Balanced Secure Boot
Product code: XIP7410B
- Supports all security levels (ECDSA-256/384/521 and ML-DSA-44/65/87)
- Moderate resource requirements (Around 20kLUTs in a typical FPGA implementation)
- Fast performance with thousands of signature verifications/sec
Applications
- Secure system initialisation
- Data centers, edge, and cloud
- Space and satellite infrastructures
- Mission-critical applications
- Industrial and IoT environments
- Root of Trust
What’s Included?
- Encrypted RTL or source code
- Sample synthesis scripts
- Optional netlist
- Instantiation file
- Comprehensive simulation test bench, scripts & guide
- Detailed datasheet and integration guide
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
XIP7410B
Vendor
Xiphera Ltd
Type
Silicon IP
Files
Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.
Provider
HQ:
Finland
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