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IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm 9.70.x

Authentication

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The Authentication options configure debug authentication.

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Debug authentication reduces the risk that an attacker uses debug capabilities to compromise the target system. IAR Embedded Workbench supports debug authentication using the open-source Secure Debug Manager (SDM) mechanism.

For more information, see Debug authentication.

Enable debug authentication

Enables/disables the debug authentication mechanism. If authentication is enabled, it is performed when the debug session starts. The authentication is revoked by a target reset. The type of reset that revokes the authentication is hardware-specific.

Secure Debug Manager

Use one of these options to specify the authentication library file that corresponds to your target device. This library is needed for the SDM debug authentication. Choose between:

Manifest file

Specify the location of a manifest file (.xml) that points out the actual library file.

Library file

Specify explicitly the path to the library file (.dll) used for SDM debug authentication.

Apply authentication if status cannot be determined

Use this option if, for some reason, the detection mechanism fails and you want to force using the authentication procedure. This could be the case if you are using a device that is not explicitly supported yet by IAR Embedded Workbench.