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Synopsys Accelerates FIPS 140-3 Certification with NIST-Validated True Random Number Generator IP
High-Quality DesignWare Security IP Protects Against Security Threats for Connected Devices MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights
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[{"type":"text","content":"High-Quality DesignWare Security IP Protects Against Security Threats for Connected Devices\n\n\nMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --\nHighlights\nStandards-compliant DesignWare TRNG IP generates random numbers used to create cryptographic keys to protect data and operations Passing NIST CAVP demonstrates conformance to rigorous evaluation process and accelerates FIPS 140-3 certification for SoCs to meet or exceed the highest commercial and government standards Feature-rich IP is silicon-proven and easily portable across processes and technologies including the most advanced 5nm nodesSynopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced its DesignWare® True Random Number Generator (TRNG) IP has received validation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP), paving the way for the lower-risk Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-3 certification of customer end products. Synopsys' standards-compliant TRNG IP helps protect devices and their connections with other devices or the cloud. The TRNG IP provides high entropy random numbers that are essential for encryption, authentication, platform security and highly secure communication. Integrating DesignWare TRNG IP accelerates FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria, and other certifications, reducing design risk and time-to-market for connected IoT, automotive, and cloud communication system-on-chips (SoCs). \n\"With the increasing numbers and sophistication of threats to connected devices, ensuring security from the foundation of the SoC design is critical,\" said Saleel Awsare, senior vice president and general manager, IoT Division at Synaptics. \"After evaluating multiple random number generator solutions, we selected the Synopsys DesignWare True Random Number Generator IP to protect our SoCs due to their proven, standards-compliant high-quality entropy and process portability.\"\nTrue Random Number Generators are the basis of device security, as they create and protect sensitive information. Weak or predictable random numbers open the door for attacks that can compromise keys, intercept data, and ultimately hack devices and their communication. To help safeguard data quality, DesignWare TRNG IP meet international standards criteria developed to substantiate the truly random nature of TRNG IP in a verif...