Full support and protection

IAR’s security solution consists of the following key elements.

IAR Embedded Workbench Functional Security Releases: Certified and frozen tool-specific releases including IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, RISC-V, STM8, RL78, RX, and RH850.

TUV SUD’s Certification report: Details the validity of the certification.
Security Guide: In the terms of various security standards, this is a security manual designed to guide how to use the tool chain in security-related development. This guide covers everything from what to consider when installing a toolchain to how to handle language extensions and compiler compilation instructions.

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Functional Safety Support and Update protocols: Includes support for certified versions as well as pre-certified bug fix updates for as long as the customer’s protocol remains valid.
Periodic updates: Information about known issues in the toolchain is regularly updated.
Sum up

To sum up, choosing a certified tool chain makes it easy for you to use it in security-related projects, and choosing a tool that includes the right support services can make your tool choice and investment more worthwhile.

In addition, even if your product doesn’t have direct security requirements, functional safety support services can be useful if you need to meet a variety of high integrity or high availability requirements.