Safeguard Your Intellectual Property: How Lynx Secured Innovation in Consumer Electronics

A leading consumer electronics company turned to Lynx for a mission-critical challenge: preventing hardware cloning and unauthorized access to five years of intellectual property. By implementing robust security measures like encrypted filesystems, secure boot, and long-term support, Lynx delivered a transformative solution that ensured the successful launch of their groundbreaking product.

From Security Integration to Smooth Deployment

The Lynx team integrated security features into a Yocto-based Variscite MX6 SOM platform. This integration supported high-performance requirements, including 60fps camera operation, while ensuring data security through kernel image signature checks and USB-based encrypted updates.

By providing robust tools and technical documentation, Lynx empowered the client’s development team to implement security measures effectively despite limited embedded experience. Ongoing collaboration addressed technical challenges like additional camera support, connectivity troubleshooting, and firmware updates, ensuring the product launched securely and efficiently.

Challenge

Facing the Threat of Cloning: A High-Stakes Challenge

In a fiercely competitive market, safeguarding intellectual property isn’t just a technical requirement—it’s a survival strategy. This consumer electronics company needed a solution to protect their IP from cloning and unauthorized access. Complicating matters, their team had limited embedded security experience, increasing the risk of costly missteps during development and deployment.

The stakes were clear: without the right partner, years of innovation could be jeopardized, impacting market position and trust. Lynx stepped in to deliver security expertise and a proven roadmap to protect their product and future-proof their success.

Solution

Anti-Cloning Security and Lifecycle Support

Lynx employed a layered approach to safeguard the product’s intellectual property. By combining robust hardware and software security techniques, Lynx addressed both immediate and long-term threats.

Encrypted Filesystems and Secure Boot: Lynx implemented High Assurance Boot (HAB) and eCryptfs to encrypt sensitive product data at rest, ensuring that private keys and intellectual property remained protected.
Tamper Protection: By integrating tamper-proofing with MX6 tamper pins and a “dynamite” function, Lynx minimized physical security risks.
Custom Firmware Updates: The solution included a ping/pong bootloader with encrypted image updates, ensuring a seamless, secure update process across the Variscite MX6 and STM32 platforms.

This comprehensive security strategy gave the client confidence that their product was safeguarded against cloning and tampering while providing a foundation for long-term maintenance.

Results

Five Years of IP Protection and Beyond

Lynx’s VigiShield solution enabled the client to:

Prevent Hardware Cloning: Secure boot and encrypted filesystems safeguarded five years of intellectual property from theft.
Achieve Long-Term Security: Ongoing maintenance addressed evolving technical challenges, ensuring the product’s reliability over time.
Simplify Product Development: Comprehensive security integration streamlined workflows for the client’s team, reducing complexity despite their limited experience.

The client successfully launched their product on time, with confidence in its long-term security.