Nordic nRF9160 SiP among first of major semiconductor vendor products to gain PSA Certification for IoT trusted security

Nordic Semiconductor’s recently launched nRF9160™ System-in-Package (SiP) LTE-M/NB-IoT cellular IoT module is among the first products to be awarded PSA Certified™ Level 1 certification under a new IoT security initiative spearheaded by Arm.

PSA Certified provides a simple and comprehensive approach to security testing. It comprises two elements: a multi-level, security robustness scheme (Levels 1,2 and 3) and a developer focused API test suite. PSA Certified enables devices makers to achieve the security required for their use case through these three progressive levels of security assurance, each requiring increasingly rigorous hardware and software evaluation, which are assigned by analyzing the use case threat vectors.

“Nordic’s nRF9160 SiP cellular IoT module was designed from the outset to embrace the highest levels of security and PSA certification is an important independent verification of our commitment to that strategy,” says Svein-Egil Nielsen, CTO of Nordic Semiconductor. “While certification further reinforces customers’ confidence that the nRF9160 SiP is well protected, the product will form only one part of the IoT. As a leader in the IoT sector, Arm and its test lab partners are well placed to build confidence in the security of the whole IoT ecosystem through PSA Certified and Nordic Semiconductor is excited to partner with them in this important initiative.”