AN 556: Using the Design Security Features in Intel FPGAs

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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

Programming Single-Device Volatile or Non-Volatile Key using Intel® Quartus® Prime Software

To perform single-device volatile or non-volatile key programming using the Intel® Quartus® Prime software through the Intel® FPGA Ethernet Cable, follow these steps:
  1. Check the firmware version of the Intel® FPGA Ethernet Cable. Verify that the JTAG firmware build are up-to-date.
    Note: Refer to the Cable and Adapter driver page to find the latest Intel® FPGA Ethernet Cable firmware build version.
  2. Start the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.
  3. On the Tools menu, click Programmer. The Programmer dialog box appears.
  4. In the Mode list, select JTAG as the programming mode.
  5. Click Hardware Setup. The Hardware Setup dialog box appears.
    1. In the Currently selected hardware list, select Intel® FPGA Ethernet Cable as the programming hardware.
    2. Click Done.
  6. Click Add File. The Select Programmer File dialog box appears.
    1. Type <filename>.ekp in the File name field.
    2. Click Open.
  7. Highlight the .ekp file you added and click Program/Configure.
  8. On the Tools menu, click Options. The Options dialog box appears.
  9. In the Category list, click Programmer. You can choose to turn on or turn off the Configure volatile design security key option to perform volatile or non-volatile key programming.
  10. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.
  11. Click Start to program the key.
    Note: The Intel® Quartus® Prime software message window provides information about the success or failure of the key programming operation.
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