Date of Award
3-11-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Yong C. Kim, PhD.
Abstract
Side Channel Analysis (SCA) is a method by which an adversary can gather information about a processor by examining the activity being done on a microchip though the environment surrounding the chip. Side Channel Analysis attacks use SCA to attack a microcontroller when it is processing cryptographic code, and can allow an attacker to gain secret information, like a crypto-algorithm's key. The purpose of this thesis is to test proposed dynamic hardware methods to increase the hardware security of a microprocessor such that the software code being run on the microprocessor can be made more secure without having to change the code. This thesis uses the Java Optimized Processor (JOP) to identify and _x SCA vulnerabilities to give a processor running RSA or AES code more protection against SCA attacks.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GCE-ENG-11-01
DTIC Accession Number
ADA540827
Recommended Citation
Bochert, John R., "Software and Critical Technology Protection Against Side Channel Analysis Through Dynamic Hardware Obfuscation" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 1367.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1367
Included in
Information Security Commons, Other Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, Software Engineering Commons