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Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Discretix Technologies | Subject: CryptoCell
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2004
Coprocessor passes cryptanalysis test
Discretix' products have successfully passed exhaustive cryptanalysis by T-Systems, a world leading cryptanalysis lab.
Discretix' products have successfully passed exhaustive cryptanalysis by T-Systems, a world leading cryptanalysis lab Discretix CryptoCell was not only proven safe but was found to deliver "effective and state of the art protection measures"
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 29 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Discretix is a leading provider of embedded security solutions for resource constrained environments, their CryptoCell product range was designed from the ground up to include sophisticated hacking countermeasures to provide robust security.
This approach ensures that Discretix' solutions are built to meet the most stringent certification requirements such as common criteria.
The T-Systems lab was commissioned to find any design flaws in CryptoCell that could be used for sophisticated back door attacks to sensitive data.
Discretix' design was proven able to withstand these challenges.
The exhaustive evaluation included all elements of the hardware core (public key infrastructure (PKI), bulk encryption and random number generator) as well as a firmware code review.
By incorporating its innovative built-in countermeasures CryptoCell successfully withstood an array of attacks that included differential power analysis, simple power analysis, timing attacks and fault attacks.
CryptoCell's functionality was described as "implemented efficiently and secure" and in conclusion, the report states, "no security risk was found".
"CryptoCell's strength lies in its unique combination of unrivalled performance and cost-effectiveness combined with a highly secure design", said Edo Ganot Discretix' VP Marketing and Business Development.
"Our clients require complete confidence in the underlying security infrastructure, to ensure that value generating applications can be rolled out in a secure and reliable manner".
A summary of the T-Systems report is available at the Discretix website.
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