[Resource Topic] 2004/227: Sign Change Fault Attacks On Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems

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Title:
Sign Change Fault Attacks On Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems

Authors: Johannes Blömer, Martin Otto, Jean-Pierre Seifert

Abstract:

We present a new type of fault attacks on elliptic curve scalar
multiplications: Sign Change Attacks. These attacks exploit different number representations as they are often employed in modern cryptographic applications. Previously, fault attacks on elliptic curves aimed to force a device to output points which are on a cryptographically weak curve. Such attacks can easily be defended against. Our attack produces points which do not leave the curve and are not easily detected. The paper also presents a revised scalar multiplication algorithm that provably protects against Sign Change Attacks.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2004/227

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