Empowering Safe and Open Compute Infrastructure with Trade-Main BMC Options
Nuvoton Expertise Company introduced that its newest BMC chip revision, NPCM8mnx, has been formally licensed below the Open Compute Challenge (OCP) Safety Equipment Framework Enablement (S.A.F.E.) program. This milestone underscores Nuvoton’s dedication to advancing safety, transparency, and collaboration inside the server and information middle business.
OCP S.A.F.E. certification affirms that Nuvoton’s NPCM8mnx BMC chip meets the best requirements of {hardware} and firmware safety, openness, and provide chain belief. The certification course of contains rigorous analysis towards OCP’s safe boot, firmware integrity, and safe restoration necessities, making certain readiness for hyperscale deployment.
As a part of the certification course of, Nuvoton accomplished a complete safety audit performed by NCC Group, an OCP-approved third-party safety assessment supplier. The audit validates the robustness of Nuvoton’s safety design and implementation. The NPCM8mnx chip integrates a devoted safety enclave referred to as the Trusted Built-in Processor (TIP). The TIP firmware implements Platform Root of Belief (pRoT) performance and gives a safe basis for each the BMC and the platform. TIP is provisioned throughout chip manufacturing by Nuvoton to embed the shopper’s Safe Boot keys and a Distinctive Machine Secret (UDS), utilized by the DICE (Machine Identifier Composition Engine) software program stack. This built-in belief anchor is vital to enabling strong and scalable platform safety in trendy information middle environments.
The OCP S.A.F.E. certification applies to the NPCM8mnx A3 revision of the TIP ROM code and Cryptography Library. This model introduces Submit-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) assist, together with LMS (Leighton-Micali Signatures) verification for Safe Boot. The A3 ROM helps a hybrid signature scheme, combining LMS with the legacy ECDSA-384 to reinforce resilience towards each classical and quantum assaults throughout firmware authentication.
Along with the OCP S.A.F.E. certification, the earlier NPCM8mnx A2 chip revision has already achieved FIPS 140-3 certification, together with:
- CMVP certificates
- CAVP itemizing
- Entropy Supply Validation (ESV)
“We’re honored to obtain OCP S.A.F.E. certification for our NPCM8mnx BMC chip,” stated Uri Trichter, VP of Server Merchandise at Nuvoton. “This validates our long-term dedication to empowering open infrastructure with reliable, safe, and high-performance silicon. Because the ecosystem advances towards zero-trust structure, Nuvoton is proud to contribute resilient options for hyperscale and enterprise deployments.”
Nuvoton is actively working towards FIPS 140-3 certification for the A3 revision as effectively, persevering with its dedication to assembly stringent world safety requirements.
