IAR Systems Enables Secure Applications Based on NXP's LPC55S6x Arm Cortex-M33 MCUs

UPPSALA, Sweden, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The security development tool C-Trust, an extension to the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench, now supports LPC55S6x MCUs from NXP

Uppsala, Sweden-April 1, 2020-IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces support in its security tool C-Trust for the Arm Cortex-M33 based LPC55S6x MCUs from NXP Semiconductors, which will assist companies in easing the implementation of security in their applications.

NXP's LPC55S6x MCUs are dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 MCUs, which leverage the Armv8-M architecture to introduce new levels of performance and advanced security capabilities. One of the cores includes Arm TrustZone technology and a memory protection Unit. The MCU is equipped with crypto accelerators for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography and a PUF (Physically Unclonable Function) to fight cloning and counterfeiting. It has a True Random Number Generator (TRNG), a Unique Device Identifier, Secure GPIOs, secure authenticate debug capabilities, a secure boot with root-of-trust keys and anti-rollback protection, real-time PRINCE encryption/decryption of the on-chip flash and it supports the Device Identification Composition Engine (DICE) as specified by the TCG (Trusted Computing Group). 

C-Trust is as an extension of the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm and enables developers to easily protect an existing or new application, and ease mastering the deeper complexities of security, through the use of Security Context Profiles. These Security Context Profiles are developed by Secure Thingz, a global domain expert in device security, and include all the necessary security and encryption settings, such as cryptographic keys and certificates, Secure Boot Manager configuration, access to platform security features, application update process and policy, and device memory layout. C-Trust provides the application with a robust protection against Intellectual Property (IP) theft, malware injection, counterfeiting and overproduction. This technology takes advantage of the hardware security features of Arm TrustZone technology to protect both the included Secure Boot Manager and the cryptographic keys needed to protect software IP.