A Black Box Attack Using Side Channel Analysis and Hardware Trojans

Paper 2023/1596

A Black Box Attack Using Side Channel Analysis and Hardware Trojans

Raja Adhithan Radhakrishnan, Society of Electronic Transactions and Security

Abstract

The emergence of hardware trojans as significant threats in various aspects of hardware design, including Firmware, open-source IP, and PCB design, has raised serious concerns. Simultaneously, AI technologies have been employed to simplify the complexity of Side Channel Analysis (SCA) attacks. Due to the increasing risk posed by these threats, it becomes essential to test hardware by considering all possible attack vectors. This paper aims to propose a black box attack using side channel analysis with the aid of hardware trojan insertion. The objective is to emphasize the necessity of side channel-based testing to defend against such attacks. The proposed attack can be executed in FPGA, ASIC, and microcontroller designs. The paper is primarily focused on Verilog design based hardware trojan insertion, and a small example demonstration is provided to illustrate this attack. Keywords:

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Attacks and cryptanalysis
Publication info: Preprint.
Keywords: Side-channel attacks Hardware trojan Black box attack.
Contact author(s): r rajaadhithan @ gmail com
History: 2023-10-17: approved; 2023-10-16: received; See all versions
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2023/1596
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2023/1596,
      author = {Raja Adhithan Radhakrishnan},
      title = {A Black Box Attack Using Side Channel Analysis and Hardware Trojans},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2023/1596},
      year = {2023},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1596}
}