DNP in Business Alliance with Arm Ltd. of U.K.
Combines DNP’s eSE and Arm's IoT cloud service Pelion IoT Platform.
Dec 4, 2019
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) is pleased to announce a business alliance with Cambridge, U.K., based Arm Limited (Arm) to create a Next Generation Internet of Things (IoT) Business, forging links between high-security edge computing technology and IoT capable of handling large scale data. The project is set to start from December 2019.
IoTの普及に伴い、ネットワークのクラウド環境やサーバーだけでなく、個々の“現場（エッジ）”にある機器（エッジデバイス）でもデータ処理を行うことで、通信の高速化やデータ処理の高度化につなげるエッジコンピューティングの活用に注目が集まっています。DNPはArm社との協業の第一弾として、エッジデバイス等に組み込むDNPのセキュアエレメント（eSE：embedded Secure Element）※1と、Arm社のIoTクラウドサービス「Pelion（ペリオン） IoT Platform」を組み合わせた機器メーカー向けIoTサービスを開発します。このデモを、Arm社が12月6日（金）に、東京コンファレンスセンター・品川で開催する「Arm Tech Symposia 2019 Japan」（https://www.armkk-event.com/）で公開します。
[Alliance Objective]
DNP developed eSE for integrating into IoT devices in 2018, and now supplies this technology to device manufacturers and financial institutions. DNP has acquired tamper- proof technology2 to protect confidential information from external attacks, based on the expert knowledge accumulated during IC card software development. eSE securely stores encryption keys and certificates to encrypt and decrypt critical information during communication, and has a proven track record in payment terminals and other fields that require high security. Pelion IoT Platform can manage IoT devices, collected data and connection status. Arm has been operating the service on a global basis since 2018.
Amidst expectations that more than 1 trillion IoT devices will be connected to the Internet by 2035, it is also forecasted that apart from the numerous merits available, there will also be a rise in information security-related risks. In this latest development, the alliance partners will provide a highly secure and easy-to-handle IoT service by combining DNP's eSE and Arm's IoT cloud service. In particular, DNP will develop new user-driven system use case studies mainly targeting device manufacturers in the global market, especially Japan and Asia.
[IoT Service Summary]
This service can be used by embedding eSE into IoT devices connected to Arm's Pelion IoT Platform.
1. Securely manage important information such as encryption keys and certificates for edge devices
1.By connecting eSE directly on the edge device board and using it to store critical information, such as IDs, encryption keys, and certificates, it is possible to protect against threats such as tampering and or spoofing, as well as system intrusion by third parties.
2. Device management and data extraction
2.By linking eSE-integrated edge devices with Pelion IoT Platform it becomes possible to conduct device management and data extraction, and by performing mutual authentication, it is also possible to carry out management and data communication for each edge device in a safe and efficient manner.
■ Image of Pelion services under this collaboration
Management services
eSE (images)
Looking Ahead
DNP will carry out a proof of concept (PoC) using a prototype jointly developed with Arm by the end of FY 2019. Based on the knowledge gained from the PoC, we will engage in the fully-fledged marketing of services and products from FY 2020, aiming for total sales of 1 billion yen over the three years from FY 2021 to FY 2023.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Headquarters: Tokyo President: Yoshinari Kitajima Capital: 114.4 billion yen
Arm Limited Headquarters: Cambridge, UK CEO: Simon Segars Japanese subsidiary: Arm Ltd.
- 1, For further information on Arm Tech Symposia 2019 Japan, please visit https://www.armkk-event.com/.
- 2, Tamper-proof technology protects cryptographic keys, circuit processes, and confidential information attached to equipment from analysis by unauthorized means from outside, and can withstand interference.