CONFIG_NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND

Use Nordic provided security backend

Type: bool

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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

• NRFXLIB_CRYPTO

• ENTROPY_GENERATOR if SOC_NRF52810 || SOC_NRF52832

Symbols that select this symbol

• OPENTHREAD_NRF_SECURITY

• SPM_SERVICE_RNG

Kconfig definition

At <nrfxlib>/nrf_security/Kconfig:3

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:9 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.modules:5 → <nrfxlib>/Kconfig.nrfxlib:13

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

config NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND
    bool "Use Nordic provided security backend"
    select 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.)