[Resource Topic] 2016/129: ECDH Key-Extraction via Low-Bandwidth Electromagnetic Attacks on PCs

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Title:
ECDH Key-Extraction via Low-Bandwidth Electromagnetic Attacks on PCs

Authors: Daniel Genkin, Lev Pachmanov, Itamar Pipman, Eran Tromer

Abstract:

We present the first physical side-channel attack on elliptic curve cryptography running on a PC. The attack targets the ECDH public-key encryption algorithm, as implemented in the latest version of GnuPG’s Libgcrypt. By measuring the target’s electromagnetic emanations, the attack extracts the secret decryption key within seconds, from a target located in an adjacent room across a wall. The attack utilizes a single carefully chosen ciphertext, and tailored time-frequency signal analysis techniques, to achieve full key extraction.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/129

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