NXP Semiconductors EdgeLock A5000 Secure Authenticator
NXP Semiconductors EdgeLock A5000 Secure Authenticator offers Common Criteria EAL 6+ certified security, with symmetric and asymmetric crypto. The A5000 is used for simple authentication, complementing NXP's EdgeLock secure element (SE) family portfolio. It is an optimized and dedicated authentication product.
Features
- Plug & Trust for fast and easy design-in with a dedicated product support package for authentication
- Ready-to-use example codes for authentication use cases
- Turnkey solution to reach system-level security with any MCU/MPU without the need to write security code or handle critical key material
- Supports compliance with many authentication security standards like DLMS/COSEM, Qi 1.3 and ISO15118
- Trust anchor for authentication devices with secure credential injection at the hardware level
- Certified Common Criteria (CC) EAL6+ HW with dedicated authentication software
- PKI cryptography based on ECC NIST P-256 and P-384
- ECDSA, ECDH/ECDHE
- 3DES and AES (AES modes: CBC, CTR, ECB, CCM, GCM)
- HMAC, CMAC, GMAC, SHA-256/384
- HKDF, PRF (TLS-PSK)
- DRBG/TRNG compliant with NIST SP800-90A/B
- Secured flash user memory up to 8kB
- I2C target (up to fast speed mode, 1Mbit/s)
- Secure binding with host MCU/MPU, and bus encryption
- Secure credential injection with end-to-end encryption
- Advanced access control policies to credentials and data stored on-chip
- Extended temperature range (-40 to +105°C)
- Small and very thin HXQFN20 package is particularly suited for space-limited applications (3mm x 3mm x 0.33mm)
Applications
- Energy Management Systems and Smart Metering
- EV Chargers, Battery Systems, and eBikes
- Smart Home
- Mobile Accessories
- Gaming
- Medical and Sensors
- Computing
USE CASES
• Device Integrity and Data Protection, Attestation, and Traceability: Allow to verify the originality of the devices and ensure that the data is signed and authenticated by the EdgeLock A5000.
• Device-to-Device Authentication: Ensure only authorized devices to connect to a given network, site, or service with mutual authentication and hardware-protected keys.
• Secure Credential Storage and Provisioning for Zero-Touch Cloud Onboarding: Use zero-touch secure connectivity, based on proven, hardware-based security algorithms, to connect with public and private clouds.
• Qi 1.3 Wireless Charging Authentication: Integrate the EdgeLock A5000 into your wireless charger to securely store the private key and certificate of the charger and prove it is an authentic Qi-certified product.
• Matter Ready: Provide the necessary cryptographic functions to support the upcoming Matter standard for connecting smart home devices.
Additional Resources
Development Tools
Mikroe A5000 Plug & Trust Click
A compact add-on board based on a ready-to-use secure IoT authenticator.
Part Attributes
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