Intrinsic-ID’s Quiddikey™ Software Hardware Binding solution for binding embedded software to a unique device, comprising
- A hardware Quiddikey key storage IP module
- An AES hardware IP core for decryption
- Quiddicard device activation software
- A PC software encryption tool
Functionality:
Intrinsic-ID’s solution for SW-HW binding allows binding embedded software to a specific device. Copying the software to a second device (even of identical type) will not work. The software will only run on devices, for which a device unique activation code has been generated using the Quiddicard activation software. The Quiddicard software can run on a server, smart card, HSM or PC. Besides binding software code to a specific hardware device, this solution also allows to control the number of devices on which the software has been activated.
Advantages:
- Enables binding software to specific devices (in fact to their physical structure) such that revenue of the owner is protected
- Protects against device cloning by the use of Hardware Intrinsic Security
- Provides copy protection of software
- Offers protection against reverse engineering of the software
- Enables control of the number of activated devices and hence offers accurate reporting
- Low bill of material since no embedded non-volatile memory required
- Low cost, standard design and manufacturing flow and flexible solution
Applications:
- Anti-cloning
- Copy protection
- Software feature activation
Specification Example:
Quiddikey in Hardware |
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|---|---|
| Number of gates | ±20k |
| SRAM | ±1kbyte |
| Non Volatile Memory | ±1kbyte |
| Enrollment Speed (Clock Cycles) | 10k |
| Reconstruction (Clock Cycles) | 10k |
| Area | ±0.08mm2 |
AES Hardware IP core |
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| Standalone AES core | ±6kgates |
| Fully Integrated AES core | ±12kgates |
| Decryption performance | 56 cycles |
| Key setup (decryption) | <=64 cycles |
| Throughput | 228Mbit/s @ 100Mhz |
| Area (90nm TSMC) | ~ 0.02-0.03 mm2 |
Quiddicard device activation SW |
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| Code + Data Memory usage | ±20kbyte |
| Machine cycles per activation | ±7M |
Intrinsic-ID Inc.
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