nQrux® Secure Boot
nQrux® Secure Boot enhances system security by enabling quantum-secure authenticated boot, crucial for verifying the authenticity and integrity of binary images during the processor boot sequence.
nQrux® Secure Boot enhances system security by enabling quantum-secure authenticated boot, crucial for verifying the authenticity and integrity of binary images during the processor boot sequence. The protection is rooted in a hybrid digital signature scheme that utilises both ECDSA and ML-DSA. ML-DSA digital signatures are designed to counter threats from quantum computing, while ECDSA provides a reliable fallback to guard against potential vulnerabilities in the newer quantum-resistant algorithms.
Quantum-resistant boot authentication for...
Satellite and mission-critical applications
Data centers, edge, and cloud
Trusted computing
Industrial and IoT environments
Key features
Trusted computing enabler
Secure cryptographic base for Root of Trust
Digital signature verification for binaries
Hybrid security mechanism (ECDSA/ML-DSA) protects against classical and quantum attacks
Implements NIST standard FIPS 204 for quantum-secure digital signatures
Secure from side-channel attacks
Efficient and optimised architecture
Pure digital logic with no CPU or software components
Easy integration with 32-bit interface
Vendor agnostic ASIC/FPGA implementation
Technical specifications
nQrux® Secure Boot is an essential solution for securing systems against both contemporary and emerging cryptographic threats, ensuring that only fully authenticated software is executed during system startups.
Balanced Secure Boot
Product code: XIP7410B
Supports all security levels (ECDSA-256/384/521 and ML-DSA-44/65/87)
Moderate resource requirements (a few thousand LUTs in a typical FPGA setup)
Fast performance with thousands of signature verifications/sec
Find more technical details, including FPGA resources & peak performance as well as ordering instructions, from the product brief.
Authenticated boot in the quantum era
The protection of nQrux® Secure Boot utilises hybrid model with ECDSA elliptic curves and quantum-secure ML-DSA IP cores from Xiphera’s portfolio. The hybrid sceme utilises the advanced Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with classical elliptic curve cryptography, protecting against the looming quantum threat.
