SCA security verification on wireless sensor network node

Wei He; Carlos Pizarro; Eduardo de la Torre; Jorge Portilla; Teresa Riesgo

doi:10.1117/12.887537

3 May 2011 SCA security verification on wireless sensor network node

Wei He, Carlos Pizarro, Eduardo de la Torre, Jorge Portilla, Teresa Riesgo

Proceedings Volume 8067, VLSI Circuits and Systems V; 80670W (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887537
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Side Channel Attack (SCA) differs from traditional mathematic attacks. It gets around of the exhaustive mathematic calculation and precisely pin to certain points in the cryptographic algorithm to reveal confidential information from the running crypto-devices. Since the introduction of SCA by Paul Kocher et al [1], it has been considered to be one of the most critical threats to the resource restricted but security demanding applications, such as wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we focus our work on the SCA-concerned security verification on WSN (wireless sensor network). A detailed setup of the platform and an analysis of the results of DPA (power attack) and EMA (electromagnetic attack) is presented. The setup follows the way of low-cost setup to make effective SCAs. Meanwhile, surveying the weaknesses of WSNs in resisting SCA attacks, especially for the EM attack. Finally, SCA-Prevention suggestions based on Differential Security Strategy for the FPGA hardware implementation in WSN will be given, helping to get an improved compromise between security and cost.

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Wei He, Carlos Pizarro, Eduardo de la Torre, Jorge Portilla, and Teresa Riesgo "SCA security verification on wireless sensor network node", Proc. SPIE 8067, VLSI Circuits and Systems V, 80670W (3 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887537

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