Getting started with the Cryptographic Library

This page explains how to use the STM32 cryptographic firmware library software expansion for STM32Cube package once you've downloaded it.

1. Package Structure & Contents

After uncompressing the package, you'll have this usual folder structure: File:ADD AN IMAGE OF THE FOLDER CONTENTS

• ...\Drivers\STM32xx_HAL_Drivers
  • Help on HAL/LL drivers
  • HAL release notes
  • HAL and LL drivers source files

• ...\Drivers\BSP
  • BSP drivers for all supported boards
  • Drivers for all the external components used on the supported boards

• ...\Drivers\CMSIS
  • CMSIS files that define peripherals register declaration, bit definition and address mapping
    

• ...\Middlewares
  • Middleware libraries
    
  • Middleware release notes
    

• ...\Projects
  • STM32CubeProjectsList.html, an exhaustive list of all applications supported for each board
  • Then organized by board / feature, a set of applications demonstrating various cryptographic algorithms provided for several compatible IDEs.

The Cryptographic Library middleware folder in details:

• ...\Middlewares\ST\STM32_Cryptographic\include
  • Cryptographic library header files
• ...\Middlewares\ST\STM32_Cryptographic\interface
  • Low layer template files to implement in your project to use the Cryptographic Library
• ...\Middlewares\ST\STM32_Cryptographic\lib
  • Cryptographic libraries to link into your project
• ...\Middlewares\ST\STM32_Cryptographic\legacy_v3
  • Legacy Cryptographic library migration helpers (for more details: refer to Migration_from_previous_Cryptographic_Library_version)
• ...\Middlewares\ST\STM32_Cryptographic\CMOX.chm
  • The complete Cryptographic Library API documentation

2. Creating a project that embeds the Cryptographic Library

2.1. Select a library

Add the library corresponding to your needs to your project.

Example: choose libSTM32Cryptographic_CM33.a to build a project for a Arm® Cortex®-M33 based STM32 SoC.

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2.2. Include path

Add the path to the include folder to your project settings.

2.3. Interface files

• Copy the cmox_low_level_template.c file from the interface folder to your project specific source folder, renaming it into “cmox_low_level.c”.
• Add this copied file to your project.
• Tune this file by including the right STM32 HAL driver header instead of the comment:

  • /* #include "stm32<series>xx_hal.h" */

2.4. Implement your application

Everything is ready, you can now write your own application calling the cryptographic library services.

Warning

Do not forget to include the header file cmox_crypto.h to your c files that will call the Cryptographic Library services.

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NOTE: To help you in this process, you can refer to the application examples provided or looking at the CMOX.chm file for a detailed description of the different APIs.

3. Link time configuration mechanism

The Cryptographic Library incorporates several implementations of the same service with different levels of performance and size.

The implementation to use is selected in the service configuration (through the Init/config API).

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NOTE: The linker will not embed the never called implementation in the generated final binary.