High Efficiency Arm® Cortex®-M33-Based Microcontroller Family
Design Files
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EdgeLock® A5000 Plug and Trust Secure Authenticator: Authentication Made Secure, Scalable and Easy
The EdgeLock A5000 secure authenticator (SA) offers Common Criteria EAL 6+ certified security, with symmetric and asymmetric crypto for simple authentication use cases, which complements the NXP EdgeLock secure element (SE) family portfolio with an optimized and dedicated authentication product.
Certified EdgeLock Assurance
The EdgeLock A5000, part of the Certified EdgeLock Assurance program, is designed to meet industry standards and follows NXP’s security-by-design approach. It has been certified by an independent lab.
Product Details
Features
Advanced Security
- Certified Common Criteria (CC) EAL 6+ based HW with dedicated authentication software
- Secured flash user memory up to 8 kB
- Secure binding with host MCU/MPU, and bus encryption
- Secure credential injection with end-to-end encryption
- Advanced access control policies to credentials and data stored on chip
- EdgeLock 2GO enabled for flexible credential customization and over-the-air key management
Cryptographic Algorithms
- PKI cryptography based on ECC NIST P-256 and P-384
- ECDSA, ECDH/ECDHE
- AES and 3DES encryption and decryption
- AES modes: CBC, CTR, ECB, CCM, GCM
- HMAC, CMAC, GMAC, SHA-256/384
- HKDF, PRF (TLS-PSK)
- TRNG compliant to NIST SP800-90B
- DRBG compliant to NIST SP800-90A
- Qi 1.3 wireless charging authentication
Communication
- I²C target (up to fast speed mode, 1 Mbit/s)
Key Features
- Plug and Trust for fast and easy design-in with dedicated product support package for authentication
- Ready-to-use example codes for authentication use cases
- Turnkey solution to reach system-level security with any MCU/MPU without the need to write security code or handle critical key material
- Supports compliance to many authentication security standards like DLMS/COSEM, Qi 1.3 and ISO15118-2
- Trust anchor for authentication devices with secure credential injection at hardware level
Package
- Small and very thin HX2QFN20 package particularly suited for space limited applications (3 mm x 3 mm x 0.33 mm)
Temperature
- Extended temperature range (-40 to +105 °C)
Product Programs
Certified EdgeLock Assurance
Certified EdgeLock Assurance is the mark of security by design. An independent lab has certified the security of this product, which is designed to comply with industry standards.
Certifications
Common Criteria EAL 6+ Certification
Common Criteria EAL 6+ certified up to OS level.
Resources
IoT Security Use Cases
From sensor data protection in industrial plants, secure Wi-Fi connections in smart homes to controlled access to industrial networks - trust NXP’s EdgeLock A5000 to help secure your application.
EdgeLock 2GO
If you are looking for options to provision the EdgeLock A5000 or onboard your IoT device to the cloud, checkout NXP’s secure and flexible EdgeLock 2GO IoT service platform.
Plug & Trust Software Packages
The GitHub software packages are derivatives of the full Plug & Trust middleware package for specific use cases. For development purposes still look at the full package as well as it contains large amounts of examples, tools and additional documentation
- The Plug and Trust middleware mini package is a subset of the Plug & Trust middleware for Linux use
- The Plug and Trust middleware nano package is a minimalistic version of the Plug & Trust middleware optimized for constrained devices. It also provides an integration with Zephyr OS and an example of Qi 1.3 authentication
Related products
Kinetis® K64-120 MHz, 256 KB SRAM Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm® Cortex®-M4 Core
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Documentation
Quick reference to our documentation types.
1-5 of 18 documents
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Application Note
EdgeLock A5000 Authentication Application APDU SpecificationFeatured
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Application Note
Get Started with EdgeLock A5000 Support PackageFeatured
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User Guide
EdgeLock A5000 User GuidelinesFeatured
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Application Note
OM-A5000 Hardware OverviewFeatured
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Data Sheet
EdgeLock Secure AuthenticatorFeaturedupdated
Design Resources
Hardware
Quick reference to our
board types.
3 hardware offerings
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Evaluation and Development BoardsMPU / Linux® Hosted Matter Development Platform
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Evaluation and Development BoardsDevelopment Board for EdgeLock® A5000 Secure Authenticator
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Evaluation and Development BoardsMCU / RTOS Hosted Matter Development Platform
Software
Quick reference to our software types.
5 software files
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BSPs and Device Drivers
Plug & Trust MIMXRT1060 MCUXpresso SDK Package (04.05.00)
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BSPs and Device Drivers
Plug & Trust MIMXRT1170 MCUXpresso SDK Package (04.05.00)
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BSPs and Device Drivers
Plug & Trust FRDMK64F MCUXpresso SDK Package (04.05.00)
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BSPs and Device Drivers
Plug & Trust LPC55S69 MCUXpresso SDK Package (04.05.00)
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Middleware
EdgeLock SE05x Plug & Trust Middleware (04.05.01)
Note: For better experience, software downloads are recommended on desktop.
Engineering Services
To get further assistance directly from NXP, please see our Engineering Services.
3 engineering services
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Independent Design House (IDH)
Schematic Integrity AI Analysis
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Independent Design House (IDH)
CAD Design Translation
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Independent Design House (IDH)
Hardware Engineering
To find additional partner offerings that support this product, visit our Partner Marketplace.
Training
4 trainings