Infineon partner Thistle Technologies combines Verified Boot with the Infineon OPTIGA™ Trust M

     Infineon Technologies AG has announced that its OPTIGA™ Trust M security controller is now integrated with Thistle Technologies' Verified Boot technology. Thistle Technologie is a pioneer in advanced security solutions for connected devices. This integration makes it easy for designers to defend their devices against firmware tampering and protect the integrity of the software supply chain. The results significantly improve end-user safety, which is particularly important in safety-critical industries such as healthcare, automotive manufacturing, and equipment production.

     Thistle Technologies' Verified Boot provides a secure boot process for iot devices. Enhanced integrity check ensures that the firmware of the device has not been tampered with by means of encryption. The solution supports a wide range of iot device needs, including smart homes, smart cities, and smart buildings, enabling easy-to-operate deployments with less development time. By leveraging the powerful security features of Infineon's OPTIGATM Trust M, including its hardware-based trust root, the technology provides a high level of protection against unauthorized firmware modifications and sophisticated cyber attacks.

     Vijayaraghavan Narayanan, Senior Director and Head of Edge Identity and Authentication at Infineon, said: "Since we started working together in January 2023, Thistle has developed a software integration in Linux systems for our OPTIGATM Trust M, which expands our hardware capabilities into the application software domain for Linux-based system architectures. This new solution enables our mutual customers to quickly improve the security of their development efforts."

     "Integrating our Verified Boot technology with Infineon's OPTIGATM Trust M is an important step in quickly incorporating sophisticated security features into devices," said Window Snyder, CEO of Thistle Technologies.