TO136 - Hardware secure element for secure-by-design and end-to-end security in the IoT and Industry 4.0
The TO136 is the lowest power certified tiny secure element in the market. It has been designed to provide advanced security functions for IoT devices with limited computing and communication capabilities.
The TO136 is based on a secure microcontroller hardware from IDEMIA, embed tosf secure firmware from Trusted Objects and it is personalized at Avnet programming center. The hardware is banking-grade certified according to the EMVCo standard (Europay – Mastercard – Visa).
The TO136 enables secure authentication, data transfer integrity and confidentiality, secure boot and other critical security functions, and allows the deployment of future-proof solutions with remotely upgradable security schemes while deployed in the field.
Coming with a fully customizable personalization scheme and command-set, starting at the lowest volumes in the industry, the TO136 is the most flexible tamper-resistant companion-chip for connected objects, sensors, actuators, gateways and machines.
Key features
- 136KB secure Flash / 4KB secure RAM
- 2.8 mA active mode – 0 mA in non-active mode (fast boot)
- Tiny DFN6 3x3mm package
- I2C fast mode plus
- Mutual authentication to server (TLS and derivatives) or to off-line device
- TRNG: True Random Number Generator
- Asymmetric Cryptography: Elliptic Curves P256
- Symmetric Cryptography: AES, 3DES and SHA
- On-board Key generation
- MAC / HASH / signature
- USB Type C authentication implementation
- TLS/DTLS full stack secure implementation
- LoRaWAN security implemented (secure storage, payload encryption/decryption)
- Secure bootloader for secure firmware update over-the-air
- Fully customizable command-set for specific usage and cryptography
- Full custom personalization scheme with unique IDs, pairs of private keys/certificates, pre-shared keys, MAC addresses
- Common APIs with to-protect, developers can easily switch from a hardware SE to a software SE implementation
Applications
The TO136 is already deployed in numerous applications securing end-to-end Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRaWAN and various metering standards, making it suitable to any IoT and Industry 4.0 application across many verticals such as:
- Asset Tracking
- Consumer
- Smart City
- Smart Home
- Smart-building
- Security
- Home Automation
- Smart Metering
- Medical
- Smart Industry
End-to-end security implementation diagram
