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Connect One Chip Offloads Internet Protocols, Network Security, and Encryption for Protected WiFi Access; iChipSec CO711AG Includes Complete IP Stack, Popular Cipher Suites, and SSL3/TLS1 for Secure, Low-Cost M2M Networking
KFAR SABA, Israel—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 24, 2006—
Connect One(TM), the Device Networking Authority(TM),
today announced the release of iChipSec(TM) CO711AG, a secure Internet
protocol (IP) coprocessor chip that easily adds encrypted WiFi
connectivity to price-sensitive machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.
The iChipSec coprocessor encrypts and decrypts data and acts as a
controller that enables a host processor to use 802.11b/g wireless
networks for sending and receiving secure data via a wide range of
Internet protocols. CO711AG also supports switchable access to
cellular, dial-up, 10/100BaseT Ethernet networks. Typically requiring
only one man-month of development time, CO711AG speeds the
introduction of secure communication for privacy-sensitive non-PC
products such as point-of-sale (POS) terminals and medical devices.
iChipSec is a new branch within the iChip family of IP
coprocessors. It is a drop-in system-on-a-chip (SoC) that frees up
processing time on the host processor by offloading cryptography,
network security and TCP/IP tasks. CO711AG uses the SSL3/TLS1 protocol
to support one secure client socket session or one secure FTP session.
It supports digital signatures using RSA public and private keys and
hash algorithms to sign and verify data. Cipher suites used for
encryption include 3DES, AES-128, AES-256, ARC4, MD5 and SHA-1. For
WiFi applications, CO711AG also supports WEP and WPA encryption.
The CO711AG offers unprecedented ease of adding security to an
embedded design. Only one command is needed to open the SS3/TLS1
socket and an additional command opens a secure FTP session. Just four
commands are needed to set the parameters used to define the cipher
suite, the certificate authority, the iChipSec certificate, and the
iChipSec private key. iChipSec uses X.509 client and server
certificate authentication to perform both client and server
authentication and to manage a chain of server certificates. It stores
and manages up to four certificate authority certificates, plus the
private key for client certificate authentication.
"iChipSec enables us to secure the real-time transmission of pulse
rate, electrocardiogram and blood oxygen saturation level over the
Internet from the embedded wireless modem in our MDKeeper(TM)
wrist-based vital sign monitor," notes Avner Amir, general manager of
Tadiran LifeCare. "People's health, safety, and quality of life are
paramount to us as a medical device manufacturer. Connect One's
iChipSec is a drop-in solution that is field-proven, updateable and
meets our need to combine secure wireless communications with
biomedical sensors."
"We are proud that Tadiran LifeCare selected iChipSec for their
MDKeeper medical device," says Alan Singer, Connect One vice president
of sales and marketing. "Security of medical information is as vital
as security of financial data. With iChipSec, customers such as
Tadiran LifeCare can meet security and time-to-market goals on-time
and on-budget."
The CO711AG TCP/IP, security and crypto offload engine provides
the manufacturer many benefits. It eliminates the need to use a more
powerful processor for encryption, since iChipSec works with any host
processor. Because it works with any or no host RTOS, iChipSec
eliminates the complicated, time-consuming task of porting and
shrinking the WiFi drivers and WPA supplicant from large Windows CE or
Linux libraries to an embedded RTOS. It eliminates the need for
additional memory to store the WiFi drivers and WPA supplicant in the
application memory.
The logical interface between the host device processor and
iChipSec is Connect One's AT+i(TM) Protocol, a high-level API that
enables fast and easy implementation and maintenance of the security
and Internet protocols. AT+i requires no Internet programming
expertise on the part of the designer and minimum modification of the
host application. AT+i's SerialNET(TM) plug-and-play operating mode
does not require any change to the host application and enables
CO711AG to act as a serial-to-WiFi bridge.
CO711AG supports up to 10 simultaneous TCP and UDP sockets for
multi-tasking Internet sessions and two TCP listening sockets for
acting as servers. It also includes upper layer Internet protocols
like SMTP, POP3, MIME, and HTTP, FTP and Telnet clients, and a Web
server. It includes two Web sites, one for configuring iChipSec and
one for use by the application, that can serve up to three browsers
simultaneously. iChipSec firmware is remotely updateable via sockets,
FTP, or a Web browser, ensuring that devices deployed in the field
will be able to keep up-to-date with new protocol standards.
The chip includes 1MB of remotely updateable flash memory for
storing the Internet and security protocols, device configuration
parameters, and the application Website. It also includes large SRAM
buffers to help streamline data packet transmission between the host
device and the Internet. The core and I/Os operate at 3.3 volts and at
speeds up to 66 MHz. CO711AG is packaged in an RoHS-compliant 121-ball
uBGA form factor.
Pricing and Availability
iChipSec CO711AG is available now for $13.75 for over 50,000
units. The II-EVB-330 evaluation board for secure LAN, cellular or
dial-up access costs $450.00. The II-EVB-331 evaluation board for
secure WiFi access costs $725.00. WPA2 encryption will be available
during Q3. Support for secure SMTP (SMTPS) and HTTP (HTTPS) will be
available during Q4. For more information about iChipSec CO711AG,
please visit www.connectone.com.
About Connect One
Established in 1996, Connect One Ltd. is widely regarded as the
device networking authority, with many innovative firsts to its
credit. The company manufactures semiconductors and device servers
that facilitate reliable and robust Internet Protocol-based
communication for everyday devices. Connect One is privately owned,
with offices in Phoenix, AZ and Kfar Saba, Israel.
For further information, please visit our Web site at
www.connectone.com or send an e-mail to info@connectone.com. Connect
One, The Device Networking Authority, iChip, iChipSec, Internet
Controller, AT+i, and SerialNET are trademarks of Connect One Ltd. All
other trademarks are property of their holder.
Contact:
Connect One Ltd.
Media Relations
Janice Hughes, 860-423-6513
Email Contact
or
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Alan Singer, +972-9-766-0456
Email Contact
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