NBT2000 OPTIGA™ Authenticate NBT

Overview

NFC I2C bridge tag for contactless authentication and secured configuration of IoT devices

OPTIGA™ Authenticate NBT is a high-performance NFC I2C bridge tag, Type 4 Tag certified by the NFC Forum, for single-tap IoT device authentication and secured configuration. It enables ultra-fast, contactless NFC communication between IoT devices and contactless readers such as smartphones. It provides high security thanks to our acclaimed Integrity Guard 32 security architecture and EAL6+ certification for both the hardware and crypto libraries.

Summary of Features

  • NFC Forum Type 4 Tag certified
  • 106 up to 848 Kbit/s contactless
  • I2C standard mode / fast mode (plus)
  • ECDSA-based asymmetric cryptography
  • AES-128-based symmetric cryptography
  • 32-bit password-based verification
  • Storage capacity of 8 KB user NVM
  • 78 pF high on-chip capacitance
  • ISO/IEC 14443 Type A interface
  • I2C target interface
  • Global Platform T=1' protocol
  • NFC field detect pin

Benefits

  • High-performance NFC-I2C bridge tag
  • High security (CC EAL 6+ certified)
  • Integrity Guard 32 security
  • Ultra-fast data transfer
  • Generous on-chip memory of 8 KB
  • Minimized antenna footprint
  • Optimised BoM
  • Chip-individual pre-provisioning of key pair and certificate
  • Long-term trustworthy sourcing

Potential Applications

  • Activating and using shared e-bikes with NFC-enabled smart phones
  • Locking/unlocking personal portable HDD drives with NFC-enabled smart phones
  • Healthcare applications involving data logging and secured data monitoring
  • Industrial applications involving configuration and parametrization of electric relay switches, circuit breakers, etc. 
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