Title :
Reconfigurable cryptographic RISC microprocessor
Author :
Smyth, Neil ; McLoone, Miire ; McCanny, John V.
Author_Institution :
Amphion Semicond. Ltd., Belfast, Ireland
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel RISC microprocessor that can be utilised to rapidly develop a reprogrammable and high performance embedded security-processing system in SoC designs. Generic and innovative algorithm-specific instructions have been developed for a wide range of private-key and hash algorithms. To the authors´ knowledge, this is the first generic cryptographic microprocessor to be reported in the literature.
Keywords :
cryptography; microprocessor chips; reconfigurable architectures; reduced instruction set computing; cryptographic microprocessor; embedded security-processing system; hash algorithm; private-key algorithm; reconfigurable cryptographic RISC microprocessor; reduced instruction set computing; reprogrammable security-processing system; Acceleration; Algorithm design and analysis; Arithmetic; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Galois fields; Microprocessors; NIST; Personal digital assistants; Reduced instruction set computing;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Design, Automation and Test, 2005. (VLSI-TSA-DAT). 2005 IEEE VLSI-TSA International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9060-1
DOI :
10.1109/VDAT.2005.1500012
