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to long-term available embedded applications
with a frozen so ware status. Further to the
high-level protection functions, Gemalto
Sentinel also provides extremely granular
so ware licensing and authorization man-
agement functions. Function unlocking or
system activation is carried out via licenses,
which can be enabled or disabled right down
to feature level. In this way, de ning a device
function is an extremely exible task. Func-
tion upgrades are also possible without any
hardware having to be exchanged. With the
aid of usage reports, OEMs can even moni-
tor the usage of individual features, enabling
the implementation of new billing, warranty
and service concepts. is big data also con-
tributes valuable information to the future
development of applications. Consequently,
the added value of security for the Internet of
ings in turn delivers OEMs added value for
the further development and monetization of
their solutions.
e so ware licensing and authorization man-
agement functions can be used on embed-
ded devices, on the cloud server, on-premise
as well as on mobile apps. e tiny, nger-
nail-sized Gemalto chip enables IoT applica-
tion developers to deploy extremely important
additional functions in order to be able to pro-
tect the entire IoT application on each partic-
ipating device from one single source. is
signi cantly reduces the complexity of the IoT
security issue for OEMs.
is comprehensive set of features has
inspired TQ-Systems to equip their new QSys
Board with the new Gemalto Sentinel HL
Chip. And, in many other ways, the board is
also ideal for embedded IoT applications, as it
excels with a variety of security functions, for
example, integrated Trusted Platform Mod-
ules (TPM) for secure boot function support.
To ensure compatibility to TPM 1.2, TQ-Sys-
tems equips the board with the In neon chip
SLB9635 or SLB9660, for example. And if
the TPM 2.0 standard is required, the QSys
Board is also available with the SLB9665.
is new, square board boasts an extremely
wide range of pre-integrated security func-
tions which o er a signi cant security bonus
compared to other NUC form-factor-based
solutions. e QSys platform can also be cus-
tomized to suit individual requirements. For
TQ in-house development and production,
‘Made in Germany’ security and reliability
are key issues and this also applies to many
OEMs, for whom – next to the integration
of the Gemalto chip – in some cases is one
of the main security criteria. Incidentally, as
the embedded computer board is modeled on
the Intel 4x4 inch NUC form factor, users are
able to exploit the advantages of the widely
spread ecosystem, without having to forego
extremely reliable, industrial-grade hardware.
And, in order to comply with European metric
sizes, the outer dimensions of the board were
reduced to 100 mm (3.937 inch), so that the
board can be used in both worlds alike - with
no compatibility issues.
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Figure 2. Gemalto delivers powerful tools for licensing embedded so ware, which standardizes or
automates a variety of processes.
Figure 3. Compact QSys board with its dimensions of just 10 cm x 10 cm allows the fast and
inexpensive implementation of powerful and yet passively cooled embedded systems.
