Enhancing side-channel attacks through X-ray-induced leakage amplification - Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute Access content directly
Conference Papers Year : 2024

Enhancing side-channel attacks through X-ray-induced leakage amplification

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel approach that utilizes localized X-ray irradiation to amplify data-dependent leakage currents in CMOS-based cryptography circuits. Our proposed technique strategically targets specific regions in a circuit using X-rays, inducing variations in dynamic and static power consumption due to Total Ionizing Dose (TID) effects, which increases or even reveals hidden data leakage. In this work, we present several experimental campaigns highlighting the benefits of our approach to combinational and sequential logic. Our experiments show a significant increase in information leakage in the targeted regions, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio coefficient and thus makes recovering the processed bytes easier. We envision the possibility of using this technique on full cryptographic designs on both FPGA and ASICs.
Embargoed file
Embargoed file
0 1 2
Year Month Jours
Avant la publication
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Embargoed file
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Please log in to request access to the document

Dates and versions

hal-04510854 , version 1 (19-03-2024)

Licence

Attribution - NonCommercial

Identifiers

  • HAL Id : hal-04510854 , version 1

Cite

Nasr-Eddine Ouldei Tebina, Luc Salvo, Laurent Maingault, Nacer-Eddine Zergainoh, Guillaume Hubert, et al.. Enhancing side-channel attacks through X-ray-induced leakage amplification. DATE 24 - Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference, Mar 2024, Valence, Spain. ⟨hal-04510854⟩
53 View
1 Download

Share

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More