Side-channel Resistant Cryptographic IP for Smartcards
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Electrical, Electronic & Computer Eng
Abstract
Cryptographic IP cores are widely used in smartcards; however, regardless of the mathematical security of a cryptographic algorithm, a hardware implementation of the cryptographic algorithm can leak sensitive information correlated to the secret key(s) being used through side-channels. Next generation standards make it mandatory to protect against such attacks. The project seeks to gain further data to underpin the technical understanding of a technology developed through formal security validation. In turn to allow more detailed assessment of economic feasibility that can be scrutinised by industrial partners and regulatory authorities alike.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Alexandre Yakovlev (Principal Investigator) |
Publications

Benafa O
(2018)
Loadable Kessels Counter

Murphy J
(2012)
Self-Timed Physically Unclonable Functions
Description | The chip designs implemented two co-processors with a AMBA-APB interface, a AES-128 encrypter (SCRIPT1) and 64-bit Floating Point Unit (SCRIPT2), and proved to be working correctly. They implemented the research conducted and by products of SCRIPT in collaboration with Renesas Labs, Japan. The chips were a proof-of-concept silicon to support two new patent disclosures to Newcastle's Business Development Directorate Unit. |
Exploitation Route | The results of the chip and work based on secure HDL driven design inspired work on building synthesisable clock generators for Provable Unclonable Functions and on-demand clocking. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics |
Description | There have been attempts to commercialise methods for designing crypto-resistance in Galois Encoded Logic on demand. |
First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics |
Company Name | I-GXL Limited |
Description | |
Year Established | 2009 |