AN 556: Using the Design Security Features in Intel FPGAs

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Date 5/21/2021
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Using the Design Security Features in Intel® FPGAs
Using the Design Security Features in Intel® FPGAs x
Overview of the Design Security Feature Hardware and Software Requirements Steps for Implementing a Secure Configuration Flow Steps to Enable Tamper-Protection Bit Programming Supported Configuration Schemes Security Mode Verification Serial Flash Loader Support with Encryption Enabled Serial Flash Loader Support with Encryption Enabled for Single FPGA Device Chain JTAG Secure Mode for 28-nm and 20-nm FPGAs Document Revision History for AN 556: Using the Design Security Features in Intel® FPGAs
Overview of the Design Security Feature x
Security Encryption Algorithm Non-Volatile and Volatile Key Storage Key Programming Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Qcrypt Security Tool
Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Qcrypt Security Tool x
Using Qcrypt Tool Qcrypt Tool Options Security Levels of Qcrypt Tool Security Option
Hardware and Software Requirements x
Hardware Requirements Software Requirements
Steps for Implementing a Secure Configuration Flow x
Step 1: Generating .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File Step 2a: Programming Volatile Key into the FPGAs Step 2b: Programming Non-Volatile Key into the FPGAs Step 3: Configuring the 40-nm, 28-nm, or 20-nm FPGAs with Encrypted Configuration Data
Step 1: Generating .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File x
Generating Single-Device .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Generating Single-Device .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File using Command-Line Interface in Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Generating Multi-Device .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
Step 2b: Programming Non-Volatile Key into the FPGAs x
Programming Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using Intel® FPGA Ethernet Cable and Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Programming Single-Device Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Programming Single-Device Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using the Command-Line Interface in Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Programming Multi-Device Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Programming Multi-Device Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using the Command-Line Interface in Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Programming Key using JTAG Technologies
Security Mode Verification x
Verification During JTAG Secure Mode
JTAG Secure Mode for 28-nm and 20-nm FPGAs x
Internal JTAG Interface Design Example for JTAG Secure Mode
Design Example for JTAG Secure Mode x
Design Example Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Components LOCK and UNLOCK JTAG Instructions Verifying JTAG Secure Mode
Using the Design Security Features in Intel® FPGAs

Generating Multi-Device .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software

To generate a multi-device .ekp file and encrypt your configuration file, follow these steps:
  1. Start the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.
  2. Repeat step 9–step 11 in Generating Single-Device .ekp File and Encrypting Configuration File using Intel Quartus Prime Software.
  3. Click Add File. The Select Programmer File dialog box appears.
    1. Select the single-device .ekp file, and type <single_ekp>.ekp in the File name field.
    2. Click Open.
    Note: For the correct sequence of devices in the same JTAG chain, you can use the Auto-Detect option in the Intel® Quartus® Prime programmer. If one of the FPGA is not required to be key-programmed, you are not required to replace the device with the <single_ekp>.ekp file in the Intel® Quartus® Prime programmer.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each device in the same chain. Ensure the right device sequence is used when adding the .ekp files to the programmer window.
  5. Highlight all the .ekp files you added and click Program/Configure.
  6. On the File menu, point to Create/Update and click Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File. The Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File dialog box appears.
  7. Select the required file format (.jam), for all the .ekp files in the File format field.
  8. Type the file name in the File name field, or browse to and select the file.
  9. Click OK to generate the .jam file.
  10. On the Tools menu, click Programmer Options. The Programmer Options dialog box appears.
    Note: You must turn off Configure volatile design security key to generate a non-volatile .svf file of the .ekp file.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Repeat steps 7 to 9 to generate a .svf file for all the .ekp files. Use the default setting in the Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File dialog box when generating a .svf file of the .ekp file.
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