1.2 Secure SAM-BA Cipher

Secure SAM-BA Cipher is used to:

  • generate a license request file,
  • encrypt and sign a customer key,
  • encrypt and sign a root CA hash,
  • encrypt and sign a program for use as a bootstrap (decrypted and checked at run time by the ROM code),
  • encrypt and sign a program for use as an application (decrypted and checked at run time by the bootstrap).

Secure SAM-BA Cipher generates the encrypted and authenticated files required to operate the following devices in Secure mode:

  • SAMA5D2 Series
  • SAMA5D3 Series
  • SAMA5D4 Series
  • SAM9X60
  • SAM9X7 Series
  • SAMA7G5 Series
  • SAMA7D6 Series

A license file is required for the following devices to encrypt the customer key and the root CA hash:

  • SAMA5D2 Series
  • SAMA5D3 Series
  • SAMA5D4 Series
  • SAM9X60
  • SAMA7G5 Series

Use Secure SAM-BA Cipher to generate a license request and send the license request file by e-mail to secure-sam-ba-request@microchip.com.