Authentication Market Overview
The authentication market is crucial for securing various products and ensuring their authenticity. STSAFE-L010 addresses this need by providing a robust authentication solution.
How STSAFE-L Protects Businesses
STSAFE-L010 helps businesses protect their brand reputation and prevent product cloning by:
- Protecting business model revenues.
- Maintaining control over product image.
Authentication Application Examples
STSAFE-L010 is versatile and can be applied in various sectors:
Consumables
- Ink cartridges
- Medical consumables
- And more...
Batteries
- Consumer goods (mobile, computers, toys)
- Tools and industrial equipment
- Medical devices
- And more...
Peripherals
- Game console accessories
- Scooter / e-bike parts and motors
- And more...
Introducing the STSAFE-L010
The STSAFE-L010 is an optimized secure element for consumables, batteries, and peripherals. It offers:
Deliverable:
Includes device ID, customer project information, private key, leaf certificate, and ST Root CA.
Integration:
Seamless integration with devices like batteries and MCUs.
Main Features:
- Authentication with personalized certificate(s)
- Secure counters
- Secure data storage
Personalization at ST's Secure Manufacturing Site:
- Certified by independent parties.
STSAFE-L010 Use Cases
- Authentication: Verify that a consumable or peripheral is genuine (e.g., Printer + Cartridge, Console + Joystick).
- Usage Monitoring: Track and control the number of uses with secure counters.
- Secure Data Storage: Securely store object data such as configuration files and maintenance reports.
STSAFE-L Provisioning at ST Factory
STSAFE-L010 undergoes a secure provisioning process at ST's factory, ensuring product security and integrity.
Personalization at ST Secure Factory:
Features cloud zero-touch provisioning, product personalization with secret keys and certificates using a Hardware Security Module.
Chip development and packaging
Followed by personalization and customer delivery.
Benefits for Customer Industrialization:
- No secret or sensitive data to manipulate.
- No need for specific investment on customer production line.
- No need for specific investment in security skills.
- No need for online data loading.
- No risk of production stoppage.
- Allows selection of external partners or EMS without security concerns.
STSAFE-L010 Technical Description
| Features | STSAFE-L010 (generic) | STSAFE-L010 (high-volume) |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | One-way authentication | One-way, host binding authentication |
| Secure counters | Secure counters | Secure counters |
| Secure data storage | Secure data storage | Secure data storage |
| Personalization service at ST | No | Personalization by wafer |
| User NVM (kB) | 32 kB | 32kB |
| Crypto | EdDSA 25519 | EdDSA 25519 & AES-128 |
| Power consumption | Operating: 4 mA Hibernate: 2 μΑ (Typ) |
Operating: 4 mA Hibernate: 2 μΑ (Typ) |
| Package | DFN8 2 x 3 mm | DFN8 2 x 3 mm QDFN6 1.4 x 1.6 mm, DFN3 |
| Com. Interface | I²C (100 KHz) [HW] ST1Wire | I²C (100 KHz) [HW] ST1Wire |
| Supply voltage | 1.62 V to 5.5 V | 1.62V to 5.5 V |
| Temperature range | -25°C to 85 °C | -25°C to 85 °C |
STSAFE-L010 Takeaways
- An entry-level authentication solution optimized for consumables, batteries, and peripherals.
- Features a complete evaluation and development ecosystem with easy and flexible integration.
- Optional personalization available at ST secure manufacturing sites.
Entry Authentication and High-Volume Anticloning
STSAFE-L010 is a best-in-class secure element for authentication.
Key Applications:
- Battery authentication
- Assets life cycle tracking
- Consumables: anticloning
- Accessories: anticloning
Rich Feature Set:
- Authentication of peripherals like consumables or accessories.
- Usage monitoring with secure counters.
- Nonvolatile memory zones with user-defined access rights.
Best-in-Class Hardware:
- Secure MCU
- 32k Bytes user memory
- I²C, ST1Wire Interface (up to 100 kbps) on 1 IO
- 10 years of data retention, 100k cycles at 25°C
- Temperature range: -25°C to 85°C
- DFN8 2 x 3 mm / Under conditions: DFN6 1.4 x 1.6 mm, DFN3
Personalization:
- Customer certificate and keys loading at ST secure factory.
Standalone Implementation:
Diagram shows a Host connected to a Peripheral via an Application MCU using I2C/ST1Wire, with the STSAFE-L010 chip within the Peripheral.
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