Intrinsic-ID’s Quiddikey in Software is a key storage product that extracts the key from the unique device fingerprint originating from the deep submicron manufacturing process variations. It is designed to protect a device and its content against counterfeiting and cloning. It is available as platform independent software libraries (ANSI C) and can be implemented seamlessly on any processor that has an uninitialized SRAM block, even when the device was already deployed in the field. The Quiddikey Software package has been ported with certified reliability on ARM, Freescale, SmartMX, ST and Intel processors.

Functionality: Secure key storage

Advantages:

• Very secure key storage in a device: the key is not present when the device is powered off
• Makes the device unclonable
• Low Implementation cost
• Scales very well over all technology nodes, foundries and processes
• Supports legacy systems and can be deployed in existing devices
  

Applications:

• Enables a cost reduction through a lower bill of material for ICs with security functionality

  • It allows to eliminate on-chip non-volatile memory for key storage
  • It allows secure key storage in small technology nodes (40nm and below) where limited or no embedded non-volatile memory is available
• Protects against cloning of devices and systems
• Control Word Protection in Pay TV Systems
• Protection of software, content and data against piracy: software-hardware binding

Specification Example:

Assumptions:

• Storage of a 128 bit key (AES)
• Platform: ARM Cortex M3 STM32F107VC

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