CommScope and STMicroelectronics Make Matter Provisioning for IoT Devices Secure and Easy
November 06 2023 - 7:05AM
Business Wire
Integrated solution of PKIWorks platform with
STM32WB wireless microcontroller enables IoT security for Matter
device development
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) a global leader in network
connectivity, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of
electronics applications, announced today the integration of
CommScope’s PKIWorks™ IoT security platform with ST’s popular
STM32WB microcontroller unit (MCU). This integrated solution offers
device manufacturers a turnkey solution for developing IoT devices
that meet the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s Matter standard for
security.
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The solution simplifies manufacturing secure
Matter-device-credentials development and provisioning, in addition
to reducing costs and time for IoT device manufacturers. With this
integration, devices can be commissioned at the MCU level without
developer intervention. This collaboration harnesses 35 years of
experience from the CommScope Sentry™ team securely integrating
cryptographic keys and digital certificates into high-volume
manufacturing production with ST’s leadership in microcontrollers
and development ecosystem.
“As a CSA promoter, ST is committed to making Matter development
seamless for all device makers,” said Nathalie Vallespin, STM32
Connectivity product line manager, STMicroelectronics. “Our #1
ranking for general-purpose microcontrollers and expertise in
secure elements positions us to combine our deep understanding of
device-makers’ challenges and strong knowledge of Matter to create
unique collaborations like this one with CommScope. This will
accelerate the adoption of Matter development through an easy and
secure process for credential provisioning.”
“By integrating the CommScope Sentry PKIWorks platform with ST’s
popular MCU platform, we’re offering our customers a turnkey
solution to alleviate the challenges of Matter adoption, while
handling the complexity, scale, and cost,” stated Bart Giordano,
president, Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions,
CommScope. “CommScope and ST have a long-standing collaborative
relationship, making it easy to meet growing demand for new Matter
IoT devices with the expertise of two industry leaders with decades
of experience at the forefront of digital security, semiconductor
solutions, and device manufacturing.”
About PKIWorks, STM32WB and Matter
The PKIWorks platform is a secure and flexible credential
provisioning and management platform, refined over decades of
experience and billions of device credentials. It is now optimized
for creating and delivering Matter device credentials — providing a
fast track for manufacturers of all IoT devices to provide security
and interoperability with the burgeoning Matter ecosystem. The
PKIWorks platform leverages CommScope’s expertise in provisioning
clients for device credential installation, particularly on
resource-constrained IoT devices. These clients enable the support
of a wide range of STM32 MCUs and STSAFE-A. CommScope recently
integrated this lightweight provisioning client with the STM32WB55,
an MCU for IoT device development and ST’s microcontroller of
choice for Matter devices.
Matter is the new unifying smart home standard for
interoperability and security among smart home devices. Announced
in October 2022, the specifications and certification programs are
the result of a collaboration involving more than 600 technology
companies under the auspices of the Connectivity Standards Alliance
(CSA). Matter makes smart home devices interoperable while
improving and standardizing security across suppliers and IoT
ecosystems, it also offers consumers a seal of approval that says
smart devices work reliably together and are secure.
Key PKIWorks Features
- The PKIWorks platform can generate over 30 billion device
credentials annually and is designed to scale to even greater
capacity, providing a solid foundation for future expansion.
- The platform generates Matter device credentials for a wide
spectrum of IoT manufacturers and service providers, using the
CSA-approved Root of Trust and the CommScope Product Attestation
Authority (PAA).
- The PKIWorks Provisioning Client can install various types of
device credentials to STM32 and STSAFE-A —including the STM32WB55
microcontroller designed specifically for Matter devices.
- The STM32WB55 Matter SDK integration enables Matter
Commissioning without the need for additional integration effort
from device makers.
- PKIWorks solutions encompass both factory settings and
over-the-air provisioning, providing Device Attestation Credentials
(DACs) and Node Operational Credentials (NOCs) to support the
security lifecycle of Matter devices.
PKIWorks services are available to device manufacturers
designing with the STM32 and STSAFE-A. CommScope is a member of the
ST Authorized Partner program, and CommScope’s Sentry offers integrated solutions that dramatically
simplifies product development by streamlining device credential
provisioning in manufacturing, accelerating time-to-market. The
STM32WB with the PKIWorks client is available now and is also
offered in multiple configurations to meet the diverse
manufacturing environments of IoT device providers.
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About STMicroelectronics
At ST, we are over 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor
technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device
manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and
thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and
ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the
need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable
smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and
the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and
connectivity. We are committed to achieving our goal to become
carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027.
Further information can be found at www.st.com.
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