MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning v8 Now Available

[#1]

MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool (SEC) is a graphical user interface (GUI) tool covering secure boot process and Trust Provisioning capabilities, primarily aimed at microcontroller customers. It provides unified GUI front-end over existing command-line tools (cst, pfr, tpconfig, tphost).

What is new in the v8 release?

- LPC55S3x, KW45xx, K32W1xx: added support for images executed in RAM (xip images)
- Added support for MCXN9xx/MCXN5xx/MCXA14x/MCXA15x processors
- Added support for i.MX RT118x processors with new option to include additional images into the build
- RT1181 and RT1182 processors are not available in the release time, the tool was tested on preproduction silicon only
- Added support for RW61x processors (including shadow registers)
- Added support for SB 2.1 Editor, supported for i.MX RTxxx and LPC55Sxx processors
- Added option to configure signature provider via custom web server
- Added option to specify separate FCB files for flash programming and runtime
- Supported ECC keys for i.MX RT116x/7x
- i.MX RT11xx bootable image can be used as source image for the build (previously this was only for RT10xx)
- Added support for multiple monitors
- Integrated NXP Secure Provisioning SDK 2.x with the following highlighted changes:
- elftosb tool removed, replaced by nxpimage; nxpkeygen tool replaced by nxpcrypto
- updated changes in command line arguments
- several additional incompatible changes in configuration files
- LPC55S3x, KW45xx, K32W1xx: spsdk/nxpkeygen tool replaced by spsdk/nxpcrypto
- Removed legacy tools arm-none-eabi-objcopy, blhost, sdphost, elftosb, image_enc and cst (fully replaced by spsdk tools)
- New installer for Mac OS with Apple M processor (previously Intel processor only)
- Windows: The workspace can be now located on a drive with a letter other than the letter of the installed application.

Downloads

•  To download the installer, please login to our download site via:
• https://nxp.com/mcuxpresso/secure

Useful links:

Release Notes: MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool (SEC) v8 release notes

Fact Sheet: MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool Fact Sheet