Avnet Silica enhances security for industrial IoT kit

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) capabilities are offered with the add-on module and reference design for the MicroZed industrial IoT (IIoT) kit from Avnet Silica.

The kit offers TPM security for platform integrity, remote attestation and cryptographic services that are often required by IIoT applications, says the company. TPM provides the higher level of security needed to protect network-connected systems against attacks. It is implemented in a hardware root of trust for maximum security.

The kit targets IIoT application and applications in factory automation, smart grid, healthcare, surveillance, transportation as well as smart cities.

The Avnet-designed Infineon TPM V1.2 Peripheral Module is based on the Optiga TPM SLB9670 security technology and connects to the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC from Xilinx, which is included on Avnet’s MicroZed System-on-Module (SOM).

The Infineon TPM add-on module, along with the downloadable reference design, enable measured boot functionality for the Avnet MicroZed SOM. The system also supports additional use cases such as device identity, secure storage, secure communications and secure firmware upgrade.

http://www.avnet-silica.com

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