WDLabs recently introduced a software platform designed to accelerate the creation and deployment of VIDITY™ enabled products and services. Essentially, VIDITY allows consumers to download, store and play 4K Ultra HD movies with high dynamic range (HDR) across a plethora of devices.
Security
LG Electronics licenses Rambus CryptoManager security platform
LG Electronics (LGE) has licensed Rambus’ CryptoManager security platform for its next generation of mobile devices. The versatile platform will provide LGE with a robust security solution, which includes a hardware-based root-of-trust for the provisioning of keys to manage sensitive data on mobile devices.
Securing the silicon of the IoT
Paul Kocher, the Chief Scientist of Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division, recently participated in an ARM TechCon panel about securing the Internet of Things (IoT). As Kocher told conference attendees, strong hardware-based crypto
needs to be accompanied by an equally robust software security layer.
Creating and cracking secure ciphers
Steven Woo, VP of Solutions Marketing at Rambus, recently sat down with Ernest Worthman of Semiconductor Engineering to discuss the concept of secure ciphers. “One of the key challenges is how to develop a cipher that continues to be difficult to crack against the increasing capabilities of computing power, over time,” Woo told the publication. “[Remember], given enough time and resources, any cipher can be cracked.”
Rambus CryptoFirewall secures Marvell’s 88PA810 Trusted Authentication IC
Marvell has confirmed that its second-gen 88PA810 Trusted Authentication IC integrates Rambus’ CryptoFirewall security core solution, along with anti-tampering and anti-reverse engineering technologies. Designed for use in systems that require secure product authentication and usage tracking, the 88PA810 provides a proven and trusted offering to prevent counterfeit attacks. The 88PA810 also includes IoT smart device protection against external attacks that threaten vulnerable cloud-connected devices.
Cryptographically securing on-chip firewalling
Rambus security researchers recently presented a paper at NSS 2015 that details the process of cryptographically securing on-chip firewalling. Authored by Jean-Michel Cioranesco, Craig Hampel, Guilherme Ozari de Almeida, and Rodrigo Portella do Canto, the paper describes how complex SoCs continue to influence the evolution of on-chip interconnects as points of integration for a variety of system level functions, including security.
