https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/61188/does-the-nrf9160-modem-acts-as-a-secure-elementHello, Our team is currently investigating if a secure element (A71CH) can improve security. Does bsdlib+modem offers the same functionality? Best regards, Vlad Ten-USTelligent Community 13Wed, 13 May 2020 08:48:43 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/249622?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 13 May 2020 08:48:43 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:908b7033-0988-41ff-a912-904f84378db2Vlad T<p>Is there a way to read the credentials stored in the modem?<br />Is all data encryption done by the modem? So no secret is exposed outside</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/249410?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 May 2020 11:07:23 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:75d73270-f20e-4d0f-8e9b-279bfc8250c2Martin Lesund<p>Hi Vlad,</p> <p>The big picture is that all non-public credentials are stored encrypted in the modem.<br />It&#39;s important to note that nRF9160 supports <a href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf9160%2Fcryptocell.html&amp;cp=2_0_0_5_0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cryptocell 310</a> and has the<a href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf9160%2Fkmu.html&amp;cp=2_0_0_5_7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Key Management Unit </a>on the Application side as well.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>