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Date of release: June 2016
Published in the USA
• Industry leading advanced security features include:
TRNG, active shielding, security sensors, and many more
• 4 Kbit EEPROM supports two certificates, system
memory, and user needs
• Flexible interfaces: 400 kbps I
2
C or a 100 Kbps bus
powered one wired interface with 8kV IEC61000-4-2 ESD
protection
• Power supply range from 1.8 V to 3.3 V
• Very low power consumption (50 µA typ, 500 µA max)
and a deep sleep mode with power consumption
< 1 µA at 1.8 V power supply
• Industry’s smallest footprint — as small as 1 mm
2
, also
available in 2 x 2 mm plastic package
• Product life cycle management with secure provisioning
and non-reversible user mode
APPLICATIONS
• Counterfeit protection of hardware and software
– Anti-cloning and brand integrity of original goods
• Profile of service
– Conditional access to software, content, and features
• Electronic consumables
– Batteries
– Printer cartridges
– Medical devices
– Electronic cigarettes
• Electronic accessories
– Power adapters
– Power banks
– Keyboards
– Mobile device accessories
– Licensable accessories
A COMPREHENSIVE SECURE SOLUTION
The A1006 Secure Authenticator offers a true end-to-end
secure solution. The A1006 Secure Authenticator IC is built
with strong protection against various invasive and non-
invasive attacks. The IC is manufactured in NXP’s certified
secure manufacturing facilities to prevent key leakage
during the fabrication process and certified secure servers
are used to create and provision die-individual keys and
certificates. The solution also includes the host reference
software, evaluation boards and the support of a best in
class customer applications team with security experts, to
ease the integration into the target customer applications.
NXP TRUST PROVISIONING SERVICES
NXP’s trust provisioning services is a unique value
add to the customer as a part of the A1006 Secure
authenticator solution. Each A1006 IC comes with an
NXP cryptographically signed X.509 certificate and
an optional user certificate. The certificate contains
information regarding the IC, a unique identifier, other
customer information as well as a public key. The private
key corresponding to the public key is stored in the IC and
never leaves the IC.
The trust provisioning services offered by NXP include
creation of die-individual private/public key pairs,
certificates and other personalized data in Hardware Secure
Modules (HSM), with CC EAL5+ certification and only these
HSMs have access to master secrets and other unencrypted
cryptographic objects. The data generated by the HSMs
are inserted into each chip during production flow in our
secure manufacturing facilities.
SUMMARY
A1006 Secure Authenticator solution — A complete
solution, offering a one-stop shop for building
authenticated devices and deterring even the most
persistent counterfeiters
For more details, visit: nxp.com/authentication
