The rapid prototyping SoC co-design of a proprietary key agreement protocol

Abstract

In this paper, we present an architecture for the rapid prototyping of a novel SoC co-design system based on a proprietary key negotiation protocol for the purpose of secret key agreement over an insecure channel. We exploit the benefits of co-design in this architecture to facilitate both speed and flexibility, and illustrate specific design strategies that reduced our overall design time and showcase the rapid prototyping methodology. The architecture is centred around a key agreement protocol (protected by NE2 Inc., Calgary), and includes several standard crypto IP blocks based on industry standard protocols which are capable of standalone operation.