Start designing with ST’s new authentication chip
STSAFE-L010 is a new secure chip engineered for manufacturers seeking robust, entry-level authentication that maximizes return on investment. With STSAFE-L010, manufacturers can now easily prevent cloning and counterfeiting while also maximizing revenue streams by reinforcing brand loyalty.
What use cases does it support?
STSAFE-L010 offers an optimized command set that delivers device authentication, secure counters, and secure storage. Compact, the secure solution is ideal for applications where authentication and usage monitoring of consumables and peripherals are critical.
Key use cases include:
- Authentication of genuine parts: guaranteeing that only authentic peripherals, accessories, or consumables are used. Discover more about battery authentication.
- Usage monitoring and control: secure counters allow manufacturers to track and limit usage according to specifications or usage policies.
How does it work?
STSAFE-L010 is a plug-and-play solution that can be embedded in consumables, peripherals, and accessories. The chip verifies authenticity by generating a digital signature in response to a challenge sent by the host. For more technical details, visit the product page and download the datasheet.
How does it make security accessible to all?
For customers without significant expertise in security, ST offers a service to provision personalized certificates and keys at its secure manufacturing sites, with a minimum order quantity of 5,000 units. Chips personalized at ST sites come with a unique private key, ready to be integrated into customer designs.
Where can I find the expansion board?
The X-NUCLEO-ESE02A1 expansion board is available from ST’s eStore. It can be used with any STM32 Nucleo development board. For implementation support, STSAFE-L010 also includes a simple integration library API that makes device integration more convenient and accessible to customers without extensive security expertise.
Additional resources
- STSAFE-L010 product page
- X-NUCLEO-ESE02A1 expansion board
- Battery authentication use case
- Order the expansion board
First published on Mar 20, 2026