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Announcing ESP-IDF v6.0

Announcing ESP-IDF v6.0

·10 mins
We’re excited to announce the long-awaited release of ESP-IDF 6.0! This article highlights the key changes and improvements not only to ESP-IDF itself, but also to the broader ESP-IDF tooling ecosystem, all designed to enhance your developer experience.
RED DA Assessment Tool: Streamline Your ESP32 Cybersecurity Compliance

RED DA Assessment Tool: Streamline Your ESP32 Cybersecurity Compliance

The RED DA Assessment Tool simplifies the process of achieving cybersecurity compliance for ESP32 devices in line with the EU’s EN 18031 standards. This article explains how the tool helps you gather, validate, and generate all necessary documentation for RED Delegated Act self-assessment, including uploading configuration and SBOM files, completing risk assessments, mapping technical requirements, and preparing a declaration of conformity—making self-declaration fast, accurate, and accessible for IoT developers.
Understanding the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

Understanding the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

·8 mins
The EU Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. This blog outlines what the CRA means for ESP32-based products, the obligations for OEM manufacturers, and how Espressif will support customers in achieving compliance.
Staying Ahead with ESP32 Security Updates

Staying Ahead with ESP32 Security Updates

·5 mins
This article explains how manufacturers can use the ESP32 ecosystem to build and maintain secure firmware over time, especially in light of new regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act. It highlights tools such as vulnerability dashboards, Long-Term Support branches, and secure OTA updates to ensure ongoing compliance and device security.
Building Hardware-Enforced Trust into Matter Devices with ESP-TEE

Building Hardware-Enforced Trust into Matter Devices with ESP-TEE

As security expectations rise globally - driven by region-specific cybersecurity regulations - safeguarding device credentials has become critical for IoT manufacturers. This article explains how the ESP-TEE framework integrates with Matter and demonstrates building secure products using the Espressif RISC-V SoCs, showcasing hardware-enforced security that can resist scalable remote software attacks.
RED DA Compliance (Part 2): Espressif’s Platform Support, Templates, and Pathways for Conformity

RED DA Compliance (Part 2): Espressif’s Platform Support, Templates, and Pathways for Conformity

·5 mins
Espressif is streamlining RED Delegated Act (RED-DA) compliance by providing pre-certified firmware platforms, documentation templates, and partner support to help developers meet the upcoming EN 18031 standard. With flexible pathways including self-declaration and third-party assessments, developers can accelerate EU market readiness for Aug 2025 and beyond.
Lightweight MQTT Broker for ESP32: Mosquitto ported to ESP-IDF

Lightweight MQTT Broker for ESP32: Mosquitto ported to ESP-IDF

Mosquitto – the industry-standard MQTT broker – has been ported to ESP-IDF. Its lightweight version retains Mosquitto’s core functionality and security features to run on resource-constrained IoT devices. This MQTT broker is ideal for edge computing, testing, and standalone IoT deployments. In this article, we will do an overview and show you how to get started.
Security in ESP RainMaker

Security in ESP RainMaker

This article provides a high level overview of the security architecture of the ESP RainMaker IoT platform, covering all aspects like device hardware and network security, client network security, authentication and access control, user-device mapping, cloud data security and certifications.