Intrinsic ID Spartan

Intrinsic ID’s Spartan-Cloud is a security software for IoT devices that combines SRAM Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) technology with elliptic curve key agreement. It allows IoT designers to provision their products with secure keys and platform-compliant certificates in a scalable and cost-efficient way. These assets are needed to set up a mutual authentication session upon connection with the cloud platforms like AWS IoT. Authentication requires generation of a device-unique private key that must remain private and secured for the entire life of the device, from manufacturing to end-of-life. By using Spartan-Cloud, the unclonable private key is generated on the device and reconstructed when needed. It is never stored nor exposed and not visible when the device is powered off. Features:

• Seamless integration with Amazon Web Services IoT SDK
• Keeps private key secure
• Strong authentication based on an unclonable device-unique key established from SRAM PUF
• Well-defined security boundary within the chip
• Connects to third-party TLS library (e.g. embed TLS)

Benefits:

• Seamless integration of security into any IoT product – More flexible than adding a SE
• Lower TCO: no need for a separate crypto chip on the device
• Internally generates private keys – solves the sensitive key handling problem
• Tamper-resistant, device-unique unclonable keys that are not stored and never exposed
• Hardware-based security – In line with the strategic principles of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for securing the IoT
• No human intervention required; automatic onboarding to the web service upon initial connection
• Portable to virtually all CPUs, operating systems, and platforms