Secure Click Board™

Product Code: MIKROE-2522

The Secure Click Board™ carries the ATECC508A cryptographic coprocessor with secure hardware-based key storage. The click is designed to run on either 3.3V or 5V power supply. It communicates with the target microcontroller over the I2C interface. NOTE: The click comes with stacking headers which allow you to combine it with other clicks more easily by using just one mikroBUS™ socket. ATECC508A features Microchip's ATECC508A integrates ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman) security protocol, an ultra-secure method to provide a key agreement for encryption/decryption. It also integrates the ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) sign-verify authentication for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, including home automation, industrial networking, accessory and consumable authentication, medical, mobile and more. The ATECC508A includes an EEPROM array which can be used for storage of up to 16 keys, certificates, miscellaneous read/write, read-only or secret data, consumption logging, and security configurations.

Access to the various sections of memory can be restricted in a variety of ways and then the configuration can be locked to prevent changes. It features a wide array of defence mechanisms specifically designed to prevent physical attacks on the device itself, or logical attacks on the data transmitted between the device and the system. Hardware restrictions on the ways in which keys are used or generated provide further defence against certain styles of attack. Specifications Type Encryption Applications IoT node security and ID, secure download and boot, ecosystem control, message security, anti-cloning, etc. On-board modules ATECC508A cryptographic co-processor Key Features Performs high-speed public key (PKI) algorithms, NIST Standard P256 elliptic curve support, SHA-256 hash algorithm with HMAC option, 256-bit key length, storage for up to 16 Keys Interface I2C Compatibility mikroBUS Click board size M (42.9 x 25.4 mm) Input Voltage 3.3V or 5V Pinout diagram This table shows how the pinout on Secure click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns). Notes Pin Pin Notes NC 1 AN PWM 16 NC NC 2 RST INT 15 NC NC 3 CS TX 14 NC NC 4 SCK RX 13 NC NC 5 MISO SCL 12 SCL I2C clock NC 6 MOSI SDA 11 SDA I2C data Power supply +3.3V 7 3.3V 5V 10 +5V Power supply Ground GND 8 GND GND 9 GND Ground Jumpers and settings Designator Name Default Position Default Option Description JP1 PWR.SEL. Left 3.3V Power Supply Voltage Selection 3.3V/5V, left position 3.3V, right position 5V