SecureRF wins “Best Contribution to IoT Security” at ARM TechCon 2017
Products receiving mentions included, in recognition of their public-key solutions, Ironwood Key Agreement Protocol (Ironwood KAP) and Walnut Digital Signature Algorithm (WalnutDSA), which provide future-proof authentication and data protection for low-resource devices, including ARM’s most resource-constrained processors.
Ironwood Key Agreement Protocol enables two endpoints to generate a shared secret over an open channel: Walnut Digital Signature Algorithm allows one device to generate a document that is verified by another.
A growing number of IoT devices are running on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit processors that – according to SecureRF – do not have the computing and memory resources needed to support contemporary security methods. An additional challenge for engineers building solutions that will be in the market for ten years or more is the need to address the threat of known quantum computer attacks that will render legacy cryptographic protocols, such as ECC and RSA, broken. SecureRF addresses these problems with solutions that scale, even in devices with limited computational resources. Available in both hardware and software implementations, Ironwood KAP and WalnutDSA are claimed to be at least 60 times faster than ECC, consume up to 140 times less energy, and do not require the management of a key database or connection to a network. The smallest ARM Cortex-M series processors can secure their IoT products.
SecureRF’s protocols are complementary to ARM’s TrustZone and CryptoCell technology; www.securerf.com
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