Precise Instruction-Level Side Channel Profiling of Embedded Processors

Mehari Msgna; Konstantinos Markantonakis; Keith Mayes

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11

Precise Instruction-Level Side Channel Profiling of Embedded Processors

Mehari Msgna, Konstantinos Markantonakis, Keith Mayes

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Since the first publication, side channel leakage has been widely used for the purposes of extracting secret information, such as cryptographic keys, from embedded devices. However, in a few instances it has been utilised for extracting other information about the internal state of a computing device. In this paper, we show how to create a precise instruction-level side channel leakage profile of an embedded processor. Using the profile we show how to extract executed instructions from the device’s leakage with high accuracy. In addition, we provide a comparison between several performance and recognition enhancement tools. Further, we also provide details of our lab setup and noise minimisation techniques, and suggest possible applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Security Practice and Experience
Subtitle of host publication	10th International Conference, ISPEC 2014, Fuzhou, China, May 5-8, 2014. Proceedings
Pages	129-143
Number of pages	14
Volume	8434
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11
Publication status	Published - 5 May 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer

Keywords

Side Channel Leakage
Templates
Principal Components Analysis
Linear Discriminant Analysis
Multivariate Gaussian Distribution
K-Nearesr Neighbours Algorithm
Reverse Engineering

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11

Cite this

@inproceedings{547bf97c42394a79be3ce394ec58f946,

title = "Precise Instruction-Level Side Channel Profiling of Embedded Processors",

abstract = "Since the first publication, side channel leakage has been widely used for the purposes of extracting secret information, such as cryptographic keys, from embedded devices. However, in a few instances it has been utilised for extracting other information about the internal state of a computing device. In this paper, we show how to create a precise instruction-level side channel leakage profile of an embedded processor. Using the profile we show how to extract executed instructions from the device{\textquoteright}s leakage with high accuracy. In addition, we provide a comparison between several performance and recognition enhancement tools. Further, we also provide details of our lab setup and noise minimisation techniques, and suggest possible applications.",

keywords = "Side Channel Leakage, Templates, Principal Components Analysis, Linear Discriminant Analysis, Multivariate Gaussian Distribution, K-Nearesr Neighbours Algorithm, Reverse Engineering",

author = "Mehari Msgna and Konstantinos Markantonakis and Keith Mayes",

year = "2014",

month = may,

day = "5",

doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11",

language = "English",

volume = "8434",

series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",

publisher = "Springer",

pages = "129--143",

booktitle = "Information Security Practice and Experience",

}

Precise Instruction-Level Side Channel Profiling of Embedded Processors. / Msgna, Mehari; Markantonakis, Konstantinos ; Mayes, Keith.
Information Security Practice and Experience: 10th International Conference, ISPEC 2014, Fuzhou, China, May 5-8, 2014. Proceedings. Vol. 8434 2014. p. 129-143 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

TY - GEN

T1 - Precise Instruction-Level Side Channel Profiling of Embedded Processors

AU - Msgna, Mehari

AU - Markantonakis, Konstantinos

AU - Mayes, Keith

PY - 2014/5/5

Y1 - 2014/5/5

N2 - Since the first publication, side channel leakage has been widely used for the purposes of extracting secret information, such as cryptographic keys, from embedded devices. However, in a few instances it has been utilised for extracting other information about the internal state of a computing device. In this paper, we show how to create a precise instruction-level side channel leakage profile of an embedded processor. Using the profile we show how to extract executed instructions from the device’s leakage with high accuracy. In addition, we provide a comparison between several performance and recognition enhancement tools. Further, we also provide details of our lab setup and noise minimisation techniques, and suggest possible applications.

AB - Since the first publication, side channel leakage has been widely used for the purposes of extracting secret information, such as cryptographic keys, from embedded devices. However, in a few instances it has been utilised for extracting other information about the internal state of a computing device. In this paper, we show how to create a precise instruction-level side channel leakage profile of an embedded processor. Using the profile we show how to extract executed instructions from the device’s leakage with high accuracy. In addition, we provide a comparison between several performance and recognition enhancement tools. Further, we also provide details of our lab setup and noise minimisation techniques, and suggest possible applications.

KW - Side Channel Leakage

KW - Templates

KW - Principal Components Analysis

KW - Linear Discriminant Analysis

KW - Multivariate Gaussian Distribution

KW - K-Nearesr Neighbours Algorithm

KW - Reverse Engineering

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-06320-1_11

M3 - Conference contribution

VL - 8434

T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

SP - 129

EP - 143

BT - Information Security Practice and Experience

ER -