Intel runs authentication on FPGA-based processors

Intel plans to add authentication and data protection security capabilities to its FPGA-based development boards for IoT designs.

Altera Cyclone VIntel’s DE10-Nano development board is now supported by an SDK from SecureRF with tech support for authenticating remote devices with a Cyclone V FPGA.

As an alternative to ECC authentication techniques security algorithms offered by SecureRF, such as Ironwood Key Agreement Protocol and Walnut Digital Signature Algorithm, are designed to run on lower performance processors.

“Many of these small processors are now controlling critical functions in cars, and other types of machines that interact with people every day, and our solutions are focused on creating a trusted environment,” says Louis Parks, CEO of SecureRF.

Developers can download an SD card image of SecureRF’s security tools from its Security Toolkit webpage.

The image includes WalnutDSA and Ironwood, as well as three separate demonstrations showing the operation of the signature algorithm and the key agreement protocol.

Both methods are implemented partially in software on the Cyclone V’s ARM Cortex-A9 processor and partially in the FPGA’s fabric.


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