STMicroelectronics introduces new advanced security modules to enhance the security of trusted computing

     STMicroelectronics offers two advanced, industry-certified security modules that provide a security shield for computers and smart iot hardware against cyber attacks. The ST33HTPH2ESPI and ST33HTPH20SPI are available in either TSSOP28 or QFN32 package options.

     The new STSAFE Trusted Computing Platform Module (TPM) stores system authentication data, such as keys and software measurements, on inaccessible and unmodifiable hardware, providing an industry-standardized way to secure data on hardware devices, suitable for PCS and servers. And office equipment such as printers, copiers, home gateways, network routers and switches. Protected memory prevents hackers from compromising device data integrity, stealing private data or taking over systems, illegally accessing data, and putting systems, data, or networks at risk.

     Marie-France Florentin, General Manager of ST's Secure Microcontroller Product Division, said: "With the rapid growth in the number of smart iot hardware and the improvement in the way we live and work, high reliability is key to maintaining our trust in iot hardware. Our advanced security modules integrate the latest trusted computing technologies and added value features to provide superior protection for the privacy of end-user data."

     The Trusted Computing Group's latest TPM 2.0 standard specification adds several new features to the previous TPM 1.2[1], including cryptographic algorithms and support for user hierarchies. As the first product in ST's new STSAFE-TPM family, the ST33TPHF2ESPI supports both versions of the specification and is freely convertible between the two, allowing Oems to offer TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0 functionality on this latest product. The second product, the ST33TPHF20SPI, only supports TPM version 2.0 and integrates the largest non-volatile memory on the market today, providing up to 110KB of storage space for sensitive data.

     The STSAFE-TPM module leverages ST's years of expertise in security technology and the ARM® SecurCore® Sc300™ security processor for tamper-proof, data monitoring and memory protection. Both chips are certified to the TPM 1.2 and 2.0 specifications of the Common Standards for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC) and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), and are undergoing Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification testing. The new module is equipped with the RSA and ECC[2] signature keys [3](EK) required for key authentication, and provides the relevant key certificate issued by Globalsign, an independent certificate authority, to guarantee the authenticity of the key.

     STSAFE is a range of certified data security chips that provide a range of solutions for the information security market. STSAFE's entire line of products is based on a high-security microcontroller, which has obtained the highest security certificate of EAL5+, the general criteria for information technology security evaluation, issued by a third-party laboratory. STSAFE products are designed to provide customers with fully customized security solutions to meet the increasing information security needs of the trusted computing, brand protection and Internet of Things markets.