The new module KERKEY can be personalized to meet individual customer requirements.
The module leverages the company’s secure-processor family architecture to deliver the benefits of a hardware foundation that satisfies CC EAL6+ Penetration Testing for smart-card ICs and FIPS-140 Penetration Testing for multiple-chip cryptographic modules.
KERKEY is claimed to be the first device of its type to support the Java Card operating system, JC2. This enables efficient implementation of cryptographic services using a Java applet, and enhances flexibility to differentiate features at the application level.
STMicroelectronics Secure Microcontroller Division group vice president and general manager Marie-France Florentin said, "KERKEY allows equipment producers to meet the highest security standards cost-effectively using a single chip that offers unparalleled flexibility to customize and differentiate their applications."
Certified to common criteria (CC1) EAL4+ and AVA-VAN level 52, the module fulfils BSI3 protection profile for smart-grid security modules, and is delivered as a ready-to-use security module that requires only a small amount of final configuration.
Samples of ST’s KERKEY secure element for smart-grid security modules are currently available in the QFN32 package with ISO-7816 and I2C interfaces.
