ST achieves smartcard security certification
23 June 2010
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STMicroelectronics has demonstrated maximum protection for secure documents such as ID cards and biometric passports, having achieved formal EAL6+ common criteria certification – the highest security standard applicable – for its ST23YR80 secure dual microcontroller, including its optional crypto libraries.
ST applied formal methods, which guarantee all states and transitions are known, from the beginning of the processor’s design. In application use, this EAL6+ certified device is capable of completing a secure passport transaction in less than 3 seconds using secure embedded software from Sagem Securité, a hi-tech company in the Safran Group, called IDeal Pass, which is the fastest competitive solution certified to EAL5+.
All e-passport norms are supported, including basic access control (BAC) and extended access control (EAC) using the highest crypto-key length. In addition, the ST23YR80 obtained a certificate of conformity to the ISO/IEC 14443 standard, which defines proximity cards used for identification, and the transmission protocols for communicating with them.
For more information contact Robin Scholes, Avnet Kopp, +27 (0)11 809 6100, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za
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