KEY BENEFITS
Targeted for anti-counterfeit applications providing a strong
asymmetric cryptographic solution coupled with NXP
security technology and services
Highly secure solution with industry leading tamper
resistance and countermeasures against various invasive and
non-invasive attacks
Unique public and private key per chip preventing scalable
attacks
Industry’s smallest Secure Authenticator, with solutions as
small as 1 mm2
Industry’s lowest power Secure Authenticator solution
No secure element needed in the host, lowering the total
system cost
Complete solution with the Secure IC, reference host
software, demo board and development kit, supported by
industry leading security experts for ease of integration and
faster time-to-market
Trust provisioning services to securely generate die
individual keys and certificates and injection in a common
criteria certified secure NXP internal environment
A1006 Secure
Authenticator for
anti-counterfeit
applications
Brand owners are facing increasing threats from counterfeits of their own products. The A1006 Secure
Authenticator from NXP provides a robust security solution to prevent counterfeits. With low power
consumption, small footprint, and flexible interfaces, the A1006 offers superior security that is easy to
integrate into a range of electronic devices that are common targets of electronic counterfeiters.
Complete secure solution for brand
protection, revenue protection, and
customer safety
KEY FEATURES
Strong authentication using asymmetric authentication
protocol based on NIST B-163 elliptic curve
Digitally signed certificates using 224-bit ECDSA and SHA-224
digest hash
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, 550 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 mm2, also
available in 2 x 2 mm plastic package
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Document Number: A1006FS REV 0
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 HSMs 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 CC EAL5+ certified Hardware Secure
Modules (HSM), 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