A5000R2HQ1/Z016UZ is a ready-to-use secure IoT authenticator. It provides a root of trust at the IC level and it gives an IoT authentication system state-of-the-art security capability right out of the box. A5000 allows for securely storing and provisioning credentials and performing cryptographic operations for security critical communication and authentication functions. The A5000 is versatile in IoT security use cases such as secure connection to public/private clouds, device-to-device authentication or counterfeit protection. The A5000 has an independent Common Criteria EAL 6+ security certification up to OS level and supports ECC asymmetric cryptographic and AES/3DES symmetric algorithms. The latest security measures protect the IC even against sophisticated non-invasive and invasive attack scenarios. Applications include smart metering, smart home, accessories and smart appliances, anti-counterfeit.