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.. title:: NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND

.. option:: CONFIG_NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND

*Use Nordic provided security backend*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

nRF Connect SDK Security provides crypto functionality through
different backends.
Some HW platforms supports the used of HW accelerated crypto
features.

Direct dependencies
===================

SOC_FAMILY_NRF

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Defaults
========

No defaults. Implicitly defaults to ``n``.

Symbols selected by this symbol
===============================

- \ :option:`NRFXLIB_CRYPTO <CONFIG_NRFXLIB_CRYPTO>`
- ENTROPY_GENERATOR if SOC_NRF52810 || SOC_NRF52832

Kconfig definition
==================

.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``nrf_security/Kconfig:3``

Included via ``/jenkins_workspace/workspace/nrfconnect-nrf_doc_v1.2-branch_2/nrfxlib/Kconfig.nrfxlib:14``

Menu path: (Top) → Nordic nrfxlib → Nordic Security

.. parsed-literal::

    config NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND
    	bool "Use Nordic provided security backend"
    	select \ :option:`NRFXLIB_CRYPTO <CONFIG_NRFXLIB_CRYPTO>`
    	select ENTROPY_GENERATOR if SOC_NRF52810 || SOC_NRF52832
    	depends on SOC_FAMILY_NRF
    	help
    	  nRF Connect SDK Security provides crypto functionality through
    	  different backends.
    	  Some HW platforms supports the used of HW accelerated crypto
    	  features.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*