3DES Crypto Engine

The DES/3DES crypto engine offers a hardware implementation of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) according to Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS 46-3) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Overview

Standardized AXI-4 and AHB (optional) I/O simplifies system integration. It is easily portable to ASIC and FPGA  and supports a wide range of applications on various technologies. The unique architecture enables a high level of flexibility. The throughput and features required by a specific application can be taken into account in order to select the most optimal and compact configuration.

Features

• ASIC and FPGA
• FIPS 46-3 compliant
• Supports:
  • DES
  • 3DES
• Includes:
  • Encryption
  • Decryption
• Performs key expansion
• Supports:
  • ECB
  • CBC
  • CBC-MAC
  • Retail-MAC
  • MDC-2
• Low power feature
• Data interface: AMBA (AHB/AXI) with optional DMA
• Control interface: APB/AXI4-lite

Applications

• RFID
• Finance

Reference: BA412