Power Analysis Attacks Revealing the Secrets of Smart Cards /

• Main Authors: Mangard, Stefan (Author), Oswald, Elisabeth (Author), Popp, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Computer security.; Data structures (Computer science).; Data encryption (Computer science).; Computer engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Systems and Data Security.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Engineering.; Data Encryption.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Computer Communication Networks.

Power analysis attacks allow the extraction of secret information from smart cards. Smart cards are used in many applications including banking, mobile communications, pay TV, and electronic signatures. In all these applications, the security of the smart cards is of crucial importance. Power Analys...

Table of Contents:

• Cryptographic Devices
• Power Consumption
• Statistical Characteristics of Power Traces
• Simple Power Analysis
• Differential Power Analysis
• Hiding
• Attacks on Hiding
• Masking
• Attacks on Masking
• Conclusions.