A Simple Protocol to Compare EMFI Platforms

J.  Toulemont; N.  Ouldei-Tebina; J.  M.  Galliere; P.  Nouet; E.  Bourbao; P.  Maurine

Paper 2020/1277 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2020/1277 ↗

A Simple Protocol to Compare EMFI Platforms

J. Toulemont

N. Ouldei-Tebina

J. M. Galliere

P. Nouet

E. Bourbao

P. Maurine

Abstract

Several electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) platforms have been developed these last years. They rely on different technical solutions and figures of merit used in the related datasheets or publications are also different. This renders difficult the comparison of the various EMFI platforms and the choice of the one adapted to its own usage. This paper suggests a characterization protocol which application is fast and requires equipment usually available in labs involved in security characterization. It also introduces an effective solution to enhance (by a factor 5) the timing resolution of EMFI platforms built around a commercial voltage pulse generator designed to drive 50 Ohm termination.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Cryptographic protocols
Publication info: Preprint.
History: 2020-10-14: last updated; 2020-10-14: published
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2020/1277
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2020/1277,
      author = {J.  Toulemont and N.  Ouldei-Tebina and J.  M.  Galliere and P.  Nouet and E.  Bourbao and P.  Maurine},
      title = {A Simple Protocol to Compare EMFI Platforms},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2020/1277},
      year = {2020},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/1277}
}