MCUXpresso SDK Documentation

puf

puf#

Overview#

The PUF Example project is a demonstration program that uses the KSDK software implement secure key storage using PUF software driver.

Usual use consists of these steps:

  1. Enroll: The controller retrieves the Startup Data (SD) from the memory (SRAM), derives a digital fingerprint, generates the corresponding Activation Code (AC) and sends it to the storage system. Perform this step only once for each device. There is a control register that can block further enrollment. This control register is write only and is reset on a power-on reset.

  2. Start: The AC generated during the enroll operation and the SD are used to reconstruct the digital fingerprint. It is done after every power-up and reset.

  3. Generate Key: The controller generates an unique key and combines it with the digital fingerprint to output a key code. Each time a Generate Key operation is executed a new unique key is generated.

  4. Set Key: The digital fingerprint generated during the Enroll/Start operations and the key provided by the Client Design (CD) are used to generate a Key Code. This KC can be stored externally. Perform this operation only once for each key.

  5. Get Key: The digital fingerprint generated during the Start operation and the KC generated during a Set Key operation are used to retrieve a stored key. Perform this operation every time a key is needed.

Supported Boards#

MIMXRT1170-EVKB
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • MIMXRT1170-EVKB board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (P6) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.

Note: Please make sure PUF is enabled in eFUSE (OCOTP) memory

MIMXRT1160-EVK
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • MIMXRT1160-EVK board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (P6) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.

Note: Please make sure PUF is enabled in eFUSE (OCOTP) memory

EVK-MIMXRT595
Hardware requirements
  • Micro USB cable

  • EVK-MIMXRT595 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings
Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (J40) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings:

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed intrinsic key = 5a 66 b8 11 41 2e 74 4f fb 33 46 80 9c 9f 5c 1a 

Example end.
EVK-MIMXRT685
Hardware requirements
  • Micro USB cable

  • EVK-MIMXRT685 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (J5) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings:

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = 1c 1 fc d5 ca 7f df 42 1f e4 85 bc 7e 19 c2 42
Example end.
FRDM-IMXRT1152
Hardware requirements
  • Type-C USB cable

  • FRDM-IMXRT1152 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (P6) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.

Note: Please make sure PUF is enabled in eFUSE (OCOTP) memory

LPCXpresso54S018
Hardware requirements
  • Micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso54S018 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the host PC and the LPC-Link USB port (J8) on the target board.

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings:

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

This demo is an external flash plain load demo, ROM will copy image in external flash to SRAMX to run:

  1. Build the demo to generate a bin file. Note: If need to generate bin file using MCUXpresso IDE, below steps need to be followed: Set in example Properties->C/C++ Build->Settings->Build steps->Post-build steps->Edit enbable arm-none-eabi-objcopy -v -O binary “&{BuildArtifactFileName}” “&{BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin”

      This plainload example linked the vector table to 0x00000000, but program to external flash 0x10000000.
    
  2. Program the bin file to external on board flash via SEGGER J-FLASH Lite(V6.22 or higher):

    a. Open SEGGER J-FLASH Lite, select device LPC54S018.

    b. Click the ‘Erase Chip’ to erase the extrenal flash.(if can not success, press SW4 button and reset the board, and try to erase again) Note: if can not success( press SW4 and reset the board, and try to erase again)

    c. Select the bin data file, set the ‘.bin/Erase Start’ address to 0x10000000, then click ‘Program Device’ Note: Please use above way to program the binary file built by armgcc tool chain to external flash. For IAR, KEIL, MCUXpresso IDE, you can use the IDE tool to program the external flash.
    The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
LPCXpresso54S018M
Hardware requirements
  • Micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso54S018M board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the host PC and the LPC-Link USB port (J8) on the target board.

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings:

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

This demo is an external flash plain load demo, ROM will copy image in external flash to SRAMX to run:

  1. Build the demo to generate a bin file. Note: If need to generate bin file using MCUXpresso IDE, below steps need to be followed: Set in example Properties->C/C++ Build->Settings->Build steps->Post-build steps->Edit enbable arm-none-eabi-objcopy -v -O binary “&{BuildArtifactFileName}” “&{BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin”

      This plainload example linked the vector table to 0x00000000, but program to external flash 0x10000000.
    
  2. Program the bin file to external on board flash via SEGGER J-FLASH Lite(V6.22 or higher):

    a. Open SEGGER J-FLASH Lite, select device LPC54S018M.

    b. Click the ‘Erase Chip’ to erase the extrenal flash.(if can not success, press SW4 button and reset the board, and try to erase again) Note: if can not success( press SW4 and reset the board, and try to erase again)

    c. Select the bin data file, set the ‘.bin/Erase Start’ address to 0x10000000, then click ‘Program Device’ Note: Please use above way to program the binary file built by armgcc tool chain to external flash. For IAR, KEIL, MCUXpresso IDE, you can use the IDE tool to program the external flash.
    The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
LPCXpresso55S06
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso55S06 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings
Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (J1) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
LPCXpresso55S16
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso55S16 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

The jumper setting: Default jumpers configuration does not work, you will need to add JP20 and JP21 (JP22 optional for ADC use)

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (J1) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
LPCXpresso55S28
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso55S28 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo

Note: MCUXpresso IDE project default debug console is semihost

  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (P6) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
LPCXpresso55S69
Hardware requirements
  • Mini/micro USB cable

  • LPCXpresso55s69 board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo

Note: MCUXpresso IDE project default debug console is semihost

  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (P6) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings (See Appendix A in Getting started guide for description how to determine serial port number):

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Either press the reset button on your board or launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = ad e7 b4 fe 99 ce 41 b7 c6 f9 78 2f 49 6b 87 27
Example end.
MIMXRT685-AUD-EVK
Hardware requirements
  • Micro USB cable

  • MIMXRT685-AUD-EVK board

  • Personal Computer

Board settings

No special settings are required.

Prepare the Demo
  1. Connect a micro USB cable between the PC host and the CMSIS DAP USB port (J5) on the board

  2. Open a serial terminal with the following settings:

    • 115200 baud rate

    • 8 data bits

    • No parity

    • One stop bit

    • No flow control

  3. Download the program to the target board.

  4. Launch the debugger in your IDE to begin running the demo.

Running the demo

The log below shows the output of the PUF driver example in the terminal window (the key value will vary):

PUF Peripheral Driver Example

Reconstructed key = 1c 1 fc d5 ca 7f df 42 1f e4 85 bc 7e 19 c2 42
Example end.