Open AccessSurvey on power analysis attacks and its impact on intelligent sensor networks
Author(s) -
Shanmugham Shanthi Rekha,
Paramasivam Saravanan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
iet wireless sensor systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2043-6394
pISSN - 2043-6386
DOI - 10.1049/iet-wss.2018.5157
Subject(s) - enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , computer science , side channel attack , cryptography , computer security , wireless sensor network , power analysis , computer network , internet of things , embedded system , telecommunications
Smart or intelligent sensors are integrated physical units embedded with sensors, processors, and communication devices. The sensors also known as edge nodes form the lower‐most tier in the internet of things architecture. These devices rely on cryptographic technique to ensure ‘root of trust’ for the users. The implementation attacks namely side‐channel attacks (SCAs) pose a dangerous threat for the cryptographic implementation in the edge nodes since the attacks are undetectable by nature. Among the different categories of SCAs proposed in the literature, power analysis attacks (PAAs) are vastly studied and widely employed because it can be mounted with relatively inexpensive equipment. In this study, the different categories of PAAs along with the countermeasures are reviewed in detail. The impact of the SCA on the edge nodes is examined along with a case study on medical sensor nodes.