[Resource Topic] 2024/1792: Towards Explainable Side-Channel Leakage: Unveiling the Secrets of Microarchitecture

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Title:
Towards Explainable Side-Channel Leakage: Unveiling the Secrets of Microarchitecture

Authors: Ischa Stork, Vipul Arora, Łukasz Chmielewski, Ileana Buhan

Abstract:

We explore the use of microbenchmarks, small assembly code snippets, to detect microarchitectural side-channel leakage in CPU implementations. Specifically, we investigate the effectiveness of microbenchmarks in diagnosing the predisposition to side-channel leaks in two commonly used RISC-V cores: Picorv32 and Ibex. We propose a new framework that involves diagnosing side-channel leaks, identifying leakage points, and constructing leakage profiles to understand the underlying causes. We apply our framework to several realistic case studies that test our framework for explaining side-channel leaks and showcase the subtle interaction of data via order-reducing leaks.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1792

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