Swissbit Releases Secure Boot for Raspberry Pi

May 20, 2020 Brandon Lewis

Swissbit has released the Swissbit Secure Boot Solution for Raspberry Pi, a data encryption and access protection mechanism based on the "Raspberry Edition" of the PS-45u-DP-microSD card and a companion software development kit. The solution ensures the integrity of Raspberry Pi 2 and 3B+ bootloaders to protect against unauthorized data access, code manipulation, and IP violations within applications.

The PS-45u-DP-microSD card "Raspberry Edition" is a long-lifecycle flash device suitable for industrial applications that allows hardware-based security functions to be implemented separately from the Raspberry Pi host CPU. Data encrypted on the microSD card can only be accessed using a configurable authentication function. Configuration settings include the ability to define a maximum number of invalid access attempts.

When using the Swissbit Secure Boot Solution for Raspberry Pi users can implement security policies through the PU-50n DP "Raspberry Edition" USB authentication dongle, a pin input, or a Net-Policy-Server. The microSD card can also be paired with the host CPU.

The Swissbit Secure Boot Solution for Raspberry Pi is available from Digi-Key, Farnell, and Mouser. More information can be found at https://www.swissbit.com/files/public/data/security/raspberry-edition/Swissbit_Flyer_Secure_Boot_Solution_for_RaspberryPi_2020_web.pdf.

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Brandon Lewis, Editor-in-Chief of Embedded Computing Design, is responsible for guiding the property's content strategy, editorial direction, and engineering community engagement, which includes IoT Design, Automotive Embedded Systems, the Power Page, Industrial AI & Machine Learning, and other publications. As an experienced technical journalist, editor, and reporter with an aptitude for identifying key technologies, products, and market trends in the embedded technology sector, he enjoys covering topics that range from development kits and tools to cyber security and technology business models. Brandon received a BA in English Literature from Arizona State University, where he graduated cum laude. He can be reached by email at brandon.lewis@opensysmedia.com.
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