First Day
Introduction to embedded security for NXP devices
- Overview of embedded security and its importance
- Threads and attack vectors specific to embedded systems
- Common attack vectors
- Malware and exploits
- Threat landscape for embedded systems
- NXP and security features
- i.MX Applications processors
- Layerscape processors
- ARM MCUs
- S32 Automotive platform
- QorIQ platform
Secure Development
- Secure coding practices
- Code reviews and audits
- Input validation and sanitization
- Memory management and buffer overflows
- Static and dynamic code analysis tools
- Using static analysis tools
- Using dynamic analysis tools
- Secure development lifecycle for i.MX NXP-based devices
- Requirements gathering and threat modeling
- Design and implementation
- Testing and validation
- Deployment and maintenance
| Exercise: |
Using static and dynamic analysis tools to find vulnerabilities |
i.MX secure boot, firmware protection and Hardware assisted security
- Secure boot on NXP Devices
- Introduction to secure boot
- Secure boot implementation
- Secure boot verification and toubleshooting
- Firmware protection on NXP devices
- Introduction to firmware protection
- Techniques for protecting firmware on NXP devices
- Implementation of firmware protection
- Hardware assisted security on NXP devices
- Introduction to hardware assisted security
- ARM security features
- Implementation of hardware assisted security
| Exercise: |
Implementing secure boot on NXP iMX |
Second Day
Network Security for NXP-based Devices
- Network Architecture i.MX-based processors
- Overview of network communication protocols for embedded systems
- Secure communication protocols
- Designing a secure network architecture
- Transport Layer Security (TLS)
- Introduction to TLS and SSL
- Implementing TLS/SSL
- Secure communication using TLS/SSL
- IPSec and IKE
- IPSec Fundamentals
- IKE Fundamentals
- IPSec and IKE configuration on NXP devices
- Advanced IPSec and IKE topics
- WiFi security
- Overview of WiFi security mechanisms and standards
- Implementing secure WiFi communication
- Best practices
- Bluetooth and BLE Security
- Introduction
- Security Fundamentals
- Bluetooth Security on NXP Devices
- Advanced Bluetooth Security Topics
- Secure Ultra-wideband
- Introduction to Ultra-Wideband
- UWB security Fundamentals
- UWB security on NXP devices
- Advanced UWB Security Topics
IoT security
- Introduction to IoT Security
- Unique security challenges faced by IoT devices
- Overview of the common attack vectors and threats faced by IoT devices
- IoT security best practices
- Securing IoT devices at the network layer
- IoT-specific network security protocols
- Access control and secure data transfer
- Overview of authentication and authorization mechanisms for IoT devices
- Discussion of secure data transfer protocols for IoT, such as MQTT and HTTPS
- The role of application-level encryption in securing IoT devices
Firmware update and management for NXP devices
- Introduction to firmware update and management
- Importance of firmware updates in maintaining the security of embedded systems
- Overview of firmware update methods including manual and over-the-air (OTA) updates
- Secure firmware update processes
- OTA update mechanisms
- Overview of OTA update mechanisms
- Implementing OTA updates, including server-side and device-side
- Best practices for OTA updates, including testing and deployment
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