Embedded field programmable gate array (eFPGA) vendor QuickLogic Corp. is collaborating with security house Xiphera to integrate hardware-based, quantum-secure cryptographic intellectual property (IP) cores on QuickLogic’s eFPGA architecture.
The technology is designed to secure IP in eFPGAs against quantum cyber threats by providing secure key exchange, digital signature and authentication.
Xiphera’s family of xQlave IP cores are based on PQC algorithms drafted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
eFPGA IP cores provide hardware security by distributed on-chip programmability and the ability to parallelize intensive algorithmic computation requirements. This technology allows these IP cores to offload cryptographic operations from processor/software implementations that results in accelerated boot up and key calculation times.
Additionally, keys and secrets can be isolated from the rest of the system for secure access only to trust components, QuickLogic said. eFPGAs also enable crypto agility — the ability to update underlaying cryptographic algorithms and protocols even after the chip has been deployed.
QuickLogic said combining the xQlave security IP with traditional cryptographic algorithms enables a hybrid scheme that future proofs new as well as existing eFPGA platforms.
The combination security solution will afford designers:
- Data protection
- Enhanced performance
- Secure storage
- Future compatibility
