[Resource Topic] 2011/531: Static Fault Attacks on Hardware DES Registers

Welcome to the resource topic for 2011/531

Title:
Static Fault Attacks on Hardware DES Registers

Authors: Philippe Loubet-Moundi, David Vigilant, Francis Olivier

Abstract:

In the late nineties, Eli Biham and Adi Shamir published the first paper on Differential Fault Analysis on symmetric key algorithms. More specifically they introduced a fault model where a key bit located in non-volatile memory is forced to 0/1 with a fault injection. In their scenario the fault was permanent, and could lead the attacker to full key recovery with low complexity. In this paper, another fault model is considered: forcing a key bit to 0/1 in the register of a hardware block implementing Data Encryption Standard. Due to the specific location of the fault, the key modification is not permanent in the life of the embedded device, and this leads to apply a powerful safe-error like attack. This paper reports a practical validation of the fault model on two actual circuits, and discusses limitations and efficient countermeasures against this threat.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/531

See all topics related to this paper.

Feel free to post resources that are related to this paper below.

Example resources include: implementations, explanation materials, talks, slides, links to previous discussions on other websites.

For more information, see the rules for Resource Topics .