FortifyIQ’s AES-SW library delivers high-performance protection against side-channel (SCA) and fault injection attacks (FIA) through OTA deployment, enabling compliance with FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria AVA_VAN.5, and SESIP.
It secures both new and already-deployed devices, including those without hardware countermeasures, and is proven in millions of systems.
AES-SW achieves outstanding performance even on low-end processors, 100 Mbps on a 1.2 GHz ARM and 900 Mbps on a 3.4 GHz laptop, while supporting all AES chaining modes. The library integrates STORM, FortifyIQ’s advanced protection scheme, to block DPA, SIFA, cache, and other advanced attacks.
Portable and processor-agnostic, AES-SW provides consistent, high-assurance security across MPUs and MCUs. Validation includes no TVLA leakage in 100K noiseless traces and proven resistance at Common Criteria AVA_VAN.5 and FIPS 140-3 Levels 3–4.
A command-line interface is included for rapid encryption and decryption tasks.
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Tech Specs
Performance note:
FortifyIQ software libraries provide robust security and full cryptographic functionality for many applications. However, systems with extreme performance or low-latency requirements may benefit from hardware-based protection.
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