Title :
Security-Performance Trade-offs in Embedded Systems Using Flexible ECC Hardware
Author :
Alrimeih, Hamad ; Rakhmatov, Daler
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Victoria, Victoria
Abstract :
A popular approach to efficient implementation of cryptographic algorithms is to use coprocessors that implement selected computations in conjunction with an embedded processor. This article presents a detailed trade-off between security and performance in the design of such a coprocessor for elliptic-curve cryptography.
Keywords :
coprocessors; cryptography; embedded systems; coprocessors; cryptographic algorithms; embedded processor; embedded systems; flexible elliptic-curve cryptography hardware; security-performance trade-off; Elliptic curve cryptography; Elliptic curves; Embedded computing; Embedded system; Hardware; NIST; Protocols; Security; Software testing; System software; elliptic-curve cryptography; modular arithmetic; programmable hardware; scalar multiplication;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2007.204
