Understanding the concept of fault attacks on secured circuits. Implementing a practical fault attack exercise.
Prerequisite: introduction to cryptography, functioning of micro-electronic circuits
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
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| Describing the concept of differential fault attack | 5. Summarise | Essential |
| Describing the physical mechanisms of fault injection | 5. Summarise | Essential |
| Carrying out an attack by fault injection | 3. Apply | Important |
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| Individual practical exercise: | % | Group report: | 100 | % | |
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| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
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| Course | Principles and techniques of implementing fault attacks |
| Practical course | Experimental implementation of a fault attack |