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 support the use of HW accelerated crypto features.
Enabled by default in TF-M builds on nRF Devices.

Direct dependencies

SOC_FAMILY_NRF

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Default

• y if BUILD_WITH_TFM

Symbols selected by this symbol

• NRFXLIB_CRYPTO

• ENTROPY_GENERATOR

• MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS

• MBEDTLS

Symbols that select this symbol

• OPENTHREAD_NRF_SECURITY

• SPM_SERVICE_RNG

• PELION_NRF_SECURITY

Kconfig definition

At <nrfxlib>/nrf_security/Kconfig:11

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:31 → <Zephyr>/modules/Kconfig:6 → <nRF>/doc/_build/kconfig/Kconfig.modules:86 → <nrfxlib>/Kconfig.nrfxlib:13

Menu path: (Top) → Modules → nrfxlib (/home/runner/work/sdk-nrf/sdk-nrf/ncs/nrfxlib) → Nordic nrfxlib → Nordic Security

config NORDIC_SECURITY_BACKEND
    bool "Use Nordic provided security backend" if !NORDIC_SECURITY_PROMPTLESS
    default y if BUILD_WITH_TFM
    select NRFXLIB_CRYPTO
    select ENTROPY_GENERATOR
    select MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS
    select MBEDTLS
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_NRF
    help
      nRF Connect SDK Security provides crypto functionality through different backends.
      Some HW platforms support the use of HW accelerated crypto features.
      Enabled by default in TF-M builds on nRF Devices.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)