Title :
Security evaluation against electromagnetic analysis at design time
Author :
Li, Huiyun ; Markettos, A. Theodore ; Moore, Simon
Author_Institution :
Comput. Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK
fDate :
30 Nov.-2 Dec. 2005
Abstract :
Electromagnetic analysis (EMA) has aroused increasing interest in the side-channel cryptanalysis community. It follows differential power analysis (DPA) constituting a real threat to the security of many cryptographic devices. A design-time security evaluation methodology is proposed to examine electromagnetic (EM) leakage characteristics of secure processors. This EM simulation methodology involves system partitioning, current flow simulation, and data processing to simulate direct EM emissions or modulated emissions sensed by different types of field sensors. The proposed simulation methodology can be easily employed in the framework of an integrated circuit (IC) design flow to perform a systematic EM characteristics analysis.
Keywords :
cryptography; digital simulation; electromagnetic interference; integrated circuit design; program diagnostics; cryptographic devices; current flow simulation; data processing; differential power analysis; electromagnetic analysis; electromagnetic emissions; electromagnetic leakage characteristics; integrated circuit design flow; modulated emissions; secure processors; security evaluation; security threat; side-channel cryptanalysis; system partitioning; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Cryptography; Data processing; Data security; Design methodology; Electromagnetic analysis; Power system security; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
High-Level Design Validation and Test Workshop, 2005. Tenth IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9571-9
DOI :
10.1109/HLDVT.2005.1568839