Infineon Technologies (Korea CEO Seung-Soo Lee) contributes to simplifying IoT device-cloud authentication by providing Cloud ID service.

Infineon announced on the 16th that it is offering CIRRENT™ Cloud ID service that automates cloud certificate provisioning and Internet of Things (IoT) device-to-cloud authentication.

Cloud Identity is an easy-to-use service that extends the chain of trust from chip to cloud, making operations easier, increasing security, and lowering total cost of ownership for enterprises.

It is also ideally suited for companies that manufacture cloud-connected products for industrial, consumer, healthcare, medical, and manufacturing industries.

“IoT product companies have been working to simplify manufacturing, security and provisioning for years,” said Rob Conant, Vice President Software and Ecosystems at Infineon. “Cloud ID builds on Infineon’s strong embedded security and, in combination with CIRRENT cloud services, extends the chain of trust from chip to cloud and uniquely addresses manufacturing, security and provisioning challenges.”

“Infineon enables customers to save money, time and manpower without compromising security,” he added.

existingIoT device manufacturers have had to make trade-offs between IT complexity and security. They could choose a complex, expensive solution that requires hardware security modules (HSMs) on the manufacturing line and secure IT processes, or a simpler solution that is easier to implement and less expensive, but has significant security flaws.

Infineon's Cloud ID overcomes this paradigm by providing encrypted security with a cloud-based certificate provisioning mechanism and streamlining the manufacturing process.

Cloud Identity offers several advantages over traditional approaches.

First, it simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining the ability to have individual certificates without complex IT systems and processes.

It also provides asymmetric key security leveraging Infineon's trusted security and the strengths of X.509 certificates without complex infrastructure.

It provides automated provisioning for the cloud. Users can configure cloud-to-cloud connectivity and provisioning using private clouds, public clouds, or Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT Core.

Additionally, it allows users to monitor, track and audit registration and provisioning, and reduces total cost of ownership by replacing NRE and HSM operational costs.

Meanwhile, Cloud ID is quick and easy to set up. Users open a free CIRRENT account and establish a cloud-to-cloud connection between the CIRRENT Cloud ID service and the Product Cloud. When a batch of Cloud ID-compatible chips, including X.509 certificates, is delivered to the manufacturing floor, workers register them using their smartphones. The X.509 certificates are then automatically provisioned to the Product Cloud. Users can log in to the CIRRENT console to download certificates, monitor and track enrollment and provisioning.

Infineon's CIRRENT Cloud ID is available now, visit our website for more information and to try out a free virtual kit.