SLAA685 December   2015 CC430F6125 , CC430F6125 , CC430F6126 , CC430F6126 , CC430F6127 , CC430F6127 , CC430F6135 , CC430F6135 , CC430F6137 , CC430F6137 , CC430F6147 , CC430F6147 , MSP430AFE221 , MSP430AFE221 , MSP430AFE222 , MSP430AFE222 , MSP430AFE223 , MSP430AFE223 , MSP430AFE231 , MSP430AFE231 , MSP430AFE232 , MSP430AFE232 , MSP430AFE233 , MSP430AFE233 , MSP430AFE251 , MSP430AFE251 , MSP430AFE252 , MSP430AFE252 , MSP430AFE253 , MSP430AFE253 , MSP430BT5190 , MSP430BT5190 , MSP430F1101 , MSP430F1101 , MSP430F1101A , MSP430F1101A , MSP430F1111A , MSP430F1111A , MSP430F112 , MSP430F112 , MSP430F1121 , MSP430F1121 , MSP430F1121A , MSP430F1121A , MSP430F1122 , MSP430F1122 , MSP430F1132 , MSP430F1132 , MSP430F122 , MSP430F122 , MSP430F1222 , MSP430F1222 , MSP430F123 , MSP430F123 , MSP430F1232 , MSP430F1232 , MSP430F133 , MSP430F133 , MSP430F135 , MSP430F135 , MSP430F147 , MSP430F147 , MSP430F1471 , MSP430F1471 , MSP430F148 , MSP430F148 , MSP430F1481 , MSP430F1481 , MSP430F149 , MSP430F149 , MSP430F1491 , MSP430F1491 , MSP430F155 , MSP430F155 , MSP430F156 , MSP430F156 , MSP430F157 , MSP430F157 , MSP430F1610 , MSP430F1610 , MSP430F1611 , MSP430F1611 , MSP430F1612 , MSP430F1612 , MSP430F167 , MSP430F167 , MSP430F168 , MSP430F168 , MSP430F169 , MSP430F169 , MSP430F2001 , MSP430F2001 , MSP430F2002 , MSP430F2002 , MSP430F2003 , MSP430F2003 , MSP430F2011 , MSP430F2011 , MSP430F2012 , MSP430F2012 , MSP430F2013 , MSP430F2013 , MSP430F2013-EP , MSP430F2013-EP , MSP430F2101 , MSP430F2101 , MSP430F2111 , MSP430F2111 , MSP430F2112 , MSP430F2112 , MSP430F2121 , MSP430F2121 , MSP430F2122 , MSP430F2122 , MSP430F2131 , MSP430F2131 , MSP430F2132 , MSP430F2132 , MSP430F2232 , MSP430F2232 , MSP430F2234 , MSP430F2234 , MSP430F2252 , MSP430F2252 , MSP430F2254 , MSP430F2254 , MSP430F2272 , MSP430F2272 , MSP430F2274 , MSP430F2274 , MSP430F233 , MSP430F233 , MSP430F2330 , MSP430F2330 , MSP430F235 , MSP430F235 , MSP430F2350 , MSP430F2350 , MSP430F2370 , MSP430F2370 , MSP430F2410 , MSP430F2410 , MSP430F2416 , MSP430F2416 , MSP430F2417 , MSP430F2417 , MSP430F2418 , MSP430F2418 , MSP430F2419 , MSP430F2419 , MSP430F247 , MSP430F247 , MSP430F2471 , MSP430F2471 , MSP430F248 , MSP430F248 , MSP430F2481 , MSP430F2481 , MSP430F249 , MSP430F249 , MSP430F2491 , MSP430F2491 , MSP430F2616 , MSP430F2616 , MSP430F2617 , MSP430F2617 , MSP430F2618 , MSP430F2618 , MSP430F2619 , MSP430F2619 , MSP430F412 , MSP430F412 , MSP430F413 , MSP430F413 , MSP430F4132 , MSP430F4132 , MSP430F415 , MSP430F415 , MSP430F4152 , MSP430F4152 , MSP430F417 , MSP430F417 , MSP430F423 , MSP430F423 , MSP430F423A , MSP430F423A , MSP430F425 , MSP430F425 , MSP430F4250 , MSP430F4250 , MSP430F425A , MSP430F425A , MSP430F4260 , MSP430F4260 , MSP430F427 , MSP430F427 , MSP430F4270 , MSP430F4270 , MSP430F427A , MSP430F427A , MSP430F435 , MSP430F435 , MSP430F4351 , MSP430F4351 , MSP430F436 , MSP430F436 , MSP430F4361 , MSP430F4361 , MSP430F437 , MSP430F437 , MSP430F4371 , MSP430F4371 , MSP430F438 , MSP430F438 , MSP430F439 , MSP430F439 , MSP430F447 , MSP430F447 , MSP430F448 , MSP430F448 , MSP430F4481 , MSP430F4481 , MSP430F449 , MSP430F449 , MSP430F4491 , MSP430F4491 , MSP430F4616 , MSP430F4616 , MSP430F46161 , MSP430F46161 , MSP430F4617 , MSP430F4617 , MSP430F46171 , MSP430F46171 , MSP430F4618 , MSP430F4618 , MSP430F46181 , MSP430F46181 , MSP430F4619 , MSP430F4619 , MSP430F46191 , MSP430F46191 , MSP430F47126 , MSP430F47126 , MSP430F47127 , MSP430F47127 , MSP430F47163 , MSP430F47163 , MSP430F47166 , MSP430F47166 , MSP430F47167 , MSP430F47167 , MSP430F47173 , MSP430F47173 , MSP430F47176 , MSP430F47176 , MSP430F47177 , MSP430F47177 , MSP430F47183 , MSP430F47183 , MSP430F47186 , MSP430F47186 , MSP430F47187 , MSP430F47187 , MSP430F47193 , MSP430F47193 , MSP430F47196 , MSP430F47196 , MSP430F47197 , MSP430F47197 , MSP430F477 , MSP430F477 , MSP430F478 , MSP430F478 , MSP430F4783 , MSP430F4783 , MSP430F4784 , MSP430F4784 , MSP430F479 , MSP430F479 , MSP430F4793 , MSP430F4793 , MSP430F4794 , MSP430F4794 , MSP430F5212 , MSP430F5212 , MSP430F5214 , MSP430F5214 , MSP430F5217 , MSP430F5217 , MSP430F5219 , MSP430F5219 , MSP430F5222 , MSP430F5222 , MSP430F5224 , MSP430F5224 , MSP430F5229 , MSP430F5229 , MSP430F5232 , MSP430F5232 , MSP430F5234 , MSP430F5234 , MSP430F5237 , MSP430F5237 , MSP430F5239 , MSP430F5239 , MSP430F5242 , MSP430F5242 , MSP430F5244 , MSP430F5244 , MSP430F5247 , MSP430F5247 , MSP430F5249 , MSP430F5249 , MSP430F5252 , MSP430F5252 , MSP430F5253 , MSP430F5253 , MSP430F5254 , MSP430F5254 , MSP430F5255 , MSP430F5255 , MSP430F5256 , MSP430F5256 , MSP430F5257 , MSP430F5257 , MSP430F5258 , MSP430F5258 , MSP430F5259 , MSP430F5259 , MSP430F5304 , MSP430F5304 , MSP430F5308 , MSP430F5308 , MSP430F5309 , MSP430F5309 , MSP430F5310 , MSP430F5310 , MSP430F5324 , MSP430F5324 , MSP430F5325 , MSP430F5325 , MSP430F5326 , MSP430F5326 , MSP430F5327 , MSP430F5327 , MSP430F5328 , MSP430F5328 , MSP430F5329 , MSP430F5329 , MSP430F5333 , MSP430F5333 , MSP430F5335 , MSP430F5335 , MSP430F5336 , MSP430F5336 , MSP430F5338 , MSP430F5338 , MSP430F5340 , MSP430F5340 , MSP430F5341 , MSP430F5341 , MSP430F5342 , MSP430F5342 , MSP430F5358 , MSP430F5358 , MSP430F5359 , MSP430F5359 , MSP430F5418 , MSP430F5418 , MSP430F5418A , MSP430F5418A , MSP430F5419 , MSP430F5419 , MSP430F5419A , MSP430F5419A , MSP430F5435 , MSP430F5435 , MSP430F5435A , MSP430F5435A , MSP430F5436 , MSP430F5436 , MSP430F5436A , MSP430F5436A , MSP430F5437 , MSP430F5437 , MSP430F5437A , MSP430F5437A , MSP430F5438 , MSP430F5438 , MSP430F5438A , MSP430F5438A , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F6433 , MSP430F6433 , MSP430F6435 , MSP430F6435 , MSP430F6436 , MSP430F6436 , MSP430F6438 , MSP430F6438 , MSP430F6458 , MSP430F6458 , MSP430F6459 , MSP430F6459 , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430F6745 , MSP430F6745 , MSP430F67451 , MSP430F67451 , MSP430F67451A , MSP430F67451A , MSP430F6745A , MSP430F6745A , MSP430F6746 , MSP430F6746 , MSP430F67461 , MSP430F67461 , MSP430F67461A , MSP430F67461A , MSP430F6746A , MSP430F6746A , MSP430F6747 , MSP430F6747 , MSP430F67471 , MSP430F67471 , MSP430F67471A , MSP430F67471A , MSP430F6747A , MSP430F6747A , MSP430F6748 , MSP430F6748 , MSP430F67481 , MSP430F67481 , MSP430F67481A , MSP430F67481A , MSP430F6748A , MSP430F6748A , MSP430F6749 , MSP430F6749 , MSP430F67491 , MSP430F67491 , MSP430F67491A , MSP430F67491A , MSP430F6749A , MSP430F6749A , MSP430F67621 , MSP430F67621 , MSP430F67621A , MSP430F67621A , MSP430F67641 , MSP430F67641 , MSP430F67641A , MSP430F67641A , MSP430F6765 , MSP430F6765 , MSP430F67651 , MSP430F67651 , MSP430F67651A , MSP430F67651A , MSP430F6765A , MSP430F6765A , MSP430F6766 , MSP430F6766 , MSP430F67661 , MSP430F67661 , MSP430F67661A , MSP430F67661A , MSP430F6766A , MSP430F6766A , MSP430F6767 , MSP430F6767 , MSP430F67671 , MSP430F67671 , MSP430F67671A , MSP430F67671A , MSP430F6767A , MSP430F6767A , MSP430F6768 , MSP430F6768 , MSP430F67681 , MSP430F67681 , MSP430F67681A , MSP430F67681A , MSP430F6768A , MSP430F6768A , MSP430F6769 , MSP430F6769 , MSP430F67691 , MSP430F67691 , MSP430F67691A , MSP430F67691A , MSP430F6769A , MSP430F6769A , MSP430F6775 , MSP430F6775 , MSP430F67751 , MSP430F67751 , MSP430F67751A , MSP430F67751A , MSP430F6775A , MSP430F6775A , MSP430F6776 , MSP430F6776 , MSP430F67761 , MSP430F67761 , MSP430F67761A , MSP430F67761A , MSP430F6776A , MSP430F6776A , MSP430F6777 , MSP430F6777 , MSP430F67771 , MSP430F67771 , MSP430F67771A , MSP430F67771A , MSP430F6777A , MSP430F6777A , MSP430F6778 , MSP430F6778 , MSP430F67781 , MSP430F67781 , MSP430F67781A , MSP430F67781A , MSP430F6778A , MSP430F6778A , MSP430F6779 , MSP430F6779 , MSP430F67791 , MSP430F67791 , MSP430F67791A , MSP430F67791A , MSP430F6779A , MSP430F6779A , MSP430FE423 , MSP430FE423 , MSP430FE4232 , MSP430FE4232 , MSP430FE423A , MSP430FE423A , MSP430FE4242 , MSP430FE4242 , MSP430FE425 , MSP430FE425 , MSP430FE4252 , MSP430FE4252 , MSP430FE425A , MSP430FE425A , MSP430FE427 , MSP430FE427 , MSP430FE4272 , MSP430FE4272 , MSP430FE427A , MSP430FE427A , MSP430FG4250 , MSP430FG4250 , MSP430FG4260 , MSP430FG4260 , MSP430FG4270 , MSP430FG4270 , MSP430FG437 , MSP430FG437 , MSP430FG438 , MSP430FG438 , MSP430FG439 , MSP430FG439 , MSP430FG4616 , MSP430FG4616 , MSP430FG4617 , MSP430FG4617 , MSP430FG4618 , MSP430FG4618 , MSP430FG4619 , MSP430FG4619 , MSP430FG477 , MSP430FG477 , MSP430FG478 , MSP430FG478 , MSP430FG479 , MSP430FG479 , MSP430FR2032 , MSP430FR2032 , MSP430FR2033 , MSP430FR2033 , MSP430FR2110 , MSP430FR2110 , MSP430FR2111 , MSP430FR2111 , MSP430FR2311 , MSP430FR2311 , MSP430FR2433 , MSP430FR2433 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR4131 , MSP430FR4131 , MSP430FR4132 , MSP430FR4132 , MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5739 , MSP430FR5739 , MSP430FR5847 , MSP430FR5847 , MSP430FR58471 , MSP430FR58471 , MSP430FR5848 , MSP430FR5848 , MSP430FR5849 , MSP430FR5849 , MSP430FR5857 , MSP430FR5857 , MSP430FR5858 , MSP430FR5858 , MSP430FR5859 , MSP430FR5859 , MSP430FR5867 , MSP430FR5867 , MSP430FR58671 , MSP430FR58671 , MSP430FR5868 , MSP430FR5868 , MSP430FR5869 , MSP430FR5869 , MSP430FR5870 , MSP430FR5870 , MSP430FR5872 , MSP430FR5872 , MSP430FR58721 , MSP430FR58721 , MSP430FR5887 , MSP430FR5887 , MSP430FR5888 , MSP430FR5888 , MSP430FR5889 , MSP430FR5889 , MSP430FR58891 , MSP430FR58891 , MSP430FR5922 , MSP430FR5922 , MSP430FR59221 , MSP430FR59221 , MSP430FR5947 , MSP430FR5947 , MSP430FR59471 , MSP430FR59471 , MSP430FR5948 , MSP430FR5948 , MSP430FR5949 , MSP430FR5949 , MSP430FR5957 , MSP430FR5957 , MSP430FR5958 , MSP430FR5958 , MSP430FR5959 , MSP430FR5959 , MSP430FR5967 , MSP430FR5967 , MSP430FR5968 , MSP430FR5968 , MSP430FR5969 , MSP430FR5969 , MSP430FR5969-SP , MSP430FR5969-SP , MSP430FR59691 , MSP430FR59691 , MSP430FR5970 , MSP430FR5970 , MSP430FR5972 , MSP430FR5972 , MSP430FR59721 , MSP430FR59721 , MSP430FR5986 , MSP430FR5986 , MSP430FR5987 , MSP430FR5987 , MSP430FR5988 , MSP430FR5988 , MSP430FR5989 , MSP430FR5989 , MSP430FR5989-EP , MSP430FR5989-EP , MSP430FR59891 , MSP430FR59891 , MSP430FR5994 , MSP430FR5994 , MSP430FR6820 , MSP430FR6820 , MSP430FR6822 , MSP430FR6822 , MSP430FR68221 , MSP430FR68221 , MSP430FR6870 , MSP430FR6870 , MSP430FR6872 , MSP430FR6872 , MSP430FR68721 , MSP430FR68721 , MSP430FR6877 , MSP430FR6877 , MSP430FR6879 , MSP430FR6879 , MSP430FR68791 , MSP430FR68791 , MSP430FR6887 , MSP430FR6887 , MSP430FR6888 , MSP430FR6888 , MSP430FR6889 , MSP430FR6889 , MSP430FR68891 , MSP430FR68891 , MSP430FR6920 , MSP430FR6920 , MSP430FR6922 , MSP430FR6922 , MSP430FR69221 , MSP430FR69221 , MSP430FR6927 , MSP430FR6927 , MSP430FR69271 , MSP430FR69271 , MSP430FR6928 , MSP430FR6928 , MSP430FR6970 , MSP430FR6970 , MSP430FR6972 , MSP430FR6972 , MSP430FR69721 , MSP430FR69721 , MSP430FR6977 , MSP430FR6977 , MSP430FR6979 , MSP430FR6979 , MSP430FR69791 , MSP430FR69791 , MSP430FR6987 , MSP430FR6987 , MSP430FR6988 , MSP430FR6988 , MSP430FR6989 , MSP430FR6989 , MSP430FR69891 , MSP430FR69891 , MSP430FW423 , MSP430FW423 , MSP430FW425 , MSP430FW425 , MSP430FW427 , MSP430FW427 , MSP430FW428 , MSP430FW428 , MSP430FW429 , MSP430FW429 , MSP430G2001 , MSP430G2001 , MSP430G2101 , MSP430G2101 , MSP430G2102 , MSP430G2102 , MSP430G2111 , MSP430G2111 , MSP430G2112 , MSP430G2112 , MSP430G2121 , MSP430G2121 , MSP430G2131 , MSP430G2131 , MSP430G2132 , MSP430G2132 , MSP430G2152 , MSP430G2152 , MSP430G2153 , MSP430G2153 , MSP430G2201 , MSP430G2201 , MSP430G2202 , MSP430G2202 , MSP430G2203 , MSP430G2203 , MSP430G2210 , MSP430G2210 , MSP430G2211 , MSP430G2211 , MSP430G2212 , MSP430G2212 , MSP430G2213 , MSP430G2213 , MSP430G2221 , MSP430G2221 , MSP430G2230 , MSP430G2230 , MSP430G2231 , MSP430G2231 , MSP430G2232 , MSP430G2232 , MSP430G2233 , MSP430G2233 , MSP430G2252 , MSP430G2252 , MSP430G2253 , MSP430G2253 , MSP430G2302 , MSP430G2302 , MSP430G2303 , MSP430G2303 , MSP430G2312 , MSP430G2312 , MSP430G2313 , MSP430G2313 , MSP430G2332 , MSP430G2332 , MSP430G2333 , MSP430G2333 , MSP430G2352 , MSP430G2352 , MSP430G2353 , MSP430G2353 , MSP430G2402 , MSP430G2402 , MSP430G2403 , MSP430G2403 , MSP430G2412 , MSP430G2412 , MSP430G2413 , MSP430G2413 , MSP430G2432 , MSP430G2432 , MSP430G2433 , MSP430G2433 , MSP430G2444 , MSP430G2444 , MSP430G2452 , MSP430G2452 , MSP430G2453 , MSP430G2453 , MSP430G2513 , MSP430G2513 , MSP430G2533 , MSP430G2533 , MSP430G2544 , MSP430G2544 , MSP430G2553 , MSP430G2553 , MSP430G2744 , MSP430G2744 , MSP430G2755 , MSP430G2755 , MSP430G2855 , MSP430G2855 , MSP430G2955 , MSP430G2955 , MSP430L092 , MSP430L092 , MSP430TCH5E , MSP430TCH5E , MSP430V294 , MSP430V294

 

  1.   MSP Code Protection Features
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Locking JTAG Across Different MSP Families
      1. 2.1 Physical JTAG Fuse (F1xx/F2xx/F4xx)
      2. 2.2 Electronic Fuse or Lock Without Password
        1. 2.2.1 F5xx/F6xx Electronic Fuse Implementation
        2. 2.2.2 FR5xx/FR6xx Electronic Fuse Implementation (Lock without password)
        3. 2.2.3 FR2xx/FR4xx Electronic Fuse Implementation
        4. 2.2.4 MSP430i2xx Electronic Fuse Implementation – Start-Up Code (SUC)
      3. 2.3 JTAG Lock With Password (FR5xx/FR6xx)
        1. 2.3.1 Using JTAG Lock With Password in CCS
        2. 2.3.2 Using JTAG Lock With Password in IAR
    4. 3 IP Encapsulation (IPE)
      1. 3.1 IP Encapsulation Using the IPE Tool in CCS
        1. 3.1.1 CCS Linker File Features for IPE
        2. 3.1.2 Placing Code and Data in the IPE Sections in CCS
        3. 3.1.3 Enabling IPE in CCS Project Options
        4. 3.1.4 Viewing the Compiler-Selected IPE partitioning in CCS
        5. 3.1.5 Running and Testing IPE Code in CCS
          1. 3.1.5.1 Debug Settings With IPE in CCS
          2. 3.1.5.2 Testing IPE in CCS
      2. 3.2 IP Encapsulation Using the IPE Tool in IAR
        1. 3.2.1 IAR Linker File Features for IPE
        2. 3.2.2 Placing Code and Data in the IPE Sections in IAR
        3. 3.2.3 Enabling IPE in IAR Project Options
        4. 3.2.4 Viewing the Compiler-Selected IPE Partitioning in IAR
        5. 3.2.5 Running and Testing IPE Code in IAR
          1. 3.2.5.1 Debug Settings With IPE in IAR
          2. 3.2.5.2 Testing IPE in IAR
    5. 4 Bootloader (BSL) Security Features
      1. 4.1 Password Protection
      2. 4.2 Mass Erase on Incorrect Password
      3. 4.3 Disabling Bootloader (BSL)
    6. 5 References

1 Introduction

As more products include a microcontroller (MCU) or other embedded device, embedded security is becoming more and more important. A common concern for embedded system applications is preventing readout of the device in order to help protect the intellectual property (IP) of proprietary code. While there is no perfect solution to protect against unauthorized access or reverse engineering of code, designers can take precautions to make their code more difficult to access without more sophisticated techniques or equipment. Using a layered approach with different methodologies for trying to control code access is typically a good idea to add layers of security against someone trying to read out the device. This application report discusses some features in the MSP430™ and MSP432™ microcontroller families that can be used to help provide some of these layers—locking JTAG, using IP Encapsulation (on devices that support this feature), and bootloader (BSL) security options. Using a combination of these methodologies helps to increase the layered protection of the device, to increase the difficulty for anyone trying to read the device.

NOTE

This application report primarily covers features of the MSP430 microcontrollers. For information on securing an MSP432 microcontroller or using the bootloader on the MSP432 microcontrollers, see the application report Configuring Security and Bootloader (BSL) on MSP432P4xx (SLAA659). For the IP Protection secure zones feature found on MSP432 devices, see the application report Software IP Protection on MSP432P4xx Microcontrollers (SLAA660).