ST has introduced hardware cryptographic accelerators and associated software libraries for general-purpose and secure MCUs. The need for standardizing Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) involves using new techniques based on mathematical problems that are hard for quantum computers to solve. ST's offerings include the Keccak algorithm, a hash algorithm invented by ST, and are available through the X-CUBE-PQC software library for STM32 developers and the SHA-3 hardware accelerator in Stellar automotive microcontrollers. New software libraries and hardware IPs are also provided for secure microcontrollers, targeting Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3, and PQC algorithms like ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and XMSS/LMS.
Recent #Cryptography news in the semiconductor industry
➀ TU Graz has developed hardware for NIST post-quantum cryptography standards with additional security measures; ➁ The team is working on hardware-based coprocessors like KaLi to support PQC algorithms; ➂ They have also developed techniques like 'Kavach' to enhance the physical security of cryptographic implementations.
➀ The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the world's first three post-quantum cryptography standards, including two algorithms developed by IBM. ➁ These standards aim to protect encrypted data from potential cyberattacks using quantum computers. ➂ IBM is also developing additional algorithms for future standardization, continuing its efforts to make the world quantum-safe.