Independent Cryptography Vendor, Trusted in Space Missions
Space missions operate under unique constraints – long lifetimes, strict launch schedules, and harsh environments. Xiphera delivers hardware-based cryptography designed to meet these challenges, ensuring secure communications from launch to end-of-life.
Protecting Satellite Systems with Cryptographic IP cores
Comprehensive Portfolio
A complete offering for all aspects of secure communication in space.
Mission-ready Performance
Fixed launch windows, long system lifecycles, and high-speed links demand solutions free from software bottlenecks.
CPU-free Efficiency
Optimized IP cores designed for compact, low-power hardware, enabling high-performance cryptography in satellite systems.
Post-Quantum Security
Standards-based Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) extends system security throughout long lifecycles.
Building Secure Satellite Systems on AMD FPGAs
- Xiphera's IP is optimised for AMD FPGA platforms, enabling high-performance, high-assurance security architectures for space systems
- Together, Xiphera and AMD deliver trusted high-performance, pure-hardware security solutions on space-grade FPGA platforms
- Cryptographic IP is widely deployed across AMD FPGA platforms
Our Solution to Meet Space Mission Demands
We deliver hardware-based cryptography that ensures satellite communications remain secure, reliable, and future-proof.
nQrux® Secure Boot
Ensures processor startup security by verifying the authenticity and integrity of binary images. Uses a hybrid quantum-resistant signature scheme (ML-DSA) with ECDSA fallback to protect against both classical and quantum threats. Designed for space-grade architectures.
xQlave® Post-Quantum
Cryptography
The xQlave® family provides quantum-secure cryptographic IP cores, including ML-KEM (Kyber) Key Encapsulation Mechanism and ML-DSA (Dilithium) digital signature IP cores. These solutions protect sensitive information against the imminent quantum threat.
AES-GCM
The AES-GCM IP cores provide data confidentiality and authenticity for satellite to ground station communications. In-house designed and CAVP-validated, they deliver extreme-speed performance of hundreds of Gbps and are optimized for both FPGA and ASIC implementations.
BLOG POST
Satellite communications are no longer as secure as assumed
Satellite links are often considered inherently secure due to their distance and specialized infrastructure. In reality, this assumption no longer holds. Sensitive data from critical infrastructure, enterprises, in-flight connectivity, and even government systems is increasingly transmitted over satellite networks without sufficient protection. At the same time, satellite communications are becoming a target for both cyber and geopolitical actors.
Securing Space and Satellite
Infrastructures with Cryptography
Our experts explain why protecting space communications is both essential and challenging – and how Xiphera makes it possible.