Open AccessHardware Countermeasures against Power Analysis Attacks: a Survey from Past to Present
Author(s) -
Rafael Soares,
Vitor G. Lima,
Rodrigo Lellis,
Plínio Finkenauer,
Vinícius V. A. Camargo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jics. journal of integrated circuits and systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1872-0234
pISSN - 1807-1953
DOI - 10.29292/jics.v16i2.501
Subject(s) - computer science , cryptography , abstraction , computer security , power analysis , order (exchange) , cryptographic primitive , risk analysis (engineering) , cryptographic protocol , business , philosophy , epistemology , finance
Modern cryptographic circuits are increasingly demanding security requirements. Since its invention, power analysis attacks are a threat to the security of such circuits. In order to contribute to the design of secure circuits, designers may employ countermeasures in different abstraction levels. This work presents a brief survey of countermeasures to help designers to find good solutions for the design of secure cryptographic systems. A summary is highlighted to compare the pros and cons of the approaches to help designers choose a better solution, or even provide subsidies so that new solutions can be proposed.