Side-channel attacks conducted against electronic gear are relatively simple and inexpensive to execute. Such attacks include simple power analysis (SPA) and Differential Power Analysis (DPA). An attacker does not need to know specific implementation details of the cryptographic device to perform these attacks and extract keys. As all physical electronic systems routinely leak information, effective side-channel countermeasures should be implemented at the design stage to ensure protection of sensitive keys and data.
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CryptoManager Trusted Services Solution Overview
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The Rambus CryptoManager Trusted Services supports a variety of root of trust configurations via a hardware core or secure software, providing a scalable and flexible security solution. Our solutions support out-of-the-box secure connectivity, key provisioning and device lifecycle management.
Lensless Smart Sensor for Room Occupancy
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LSS is able to detect and interpret activity within a space at a size and performance previously unattainable with existing building sensing technologies, all without compromising privacy. The data about the general activity and number of occupants in the area can be used to intelligently trigger environmental systems, monitor traffic flows and optimize area usage, reducing the environmental impact, and operating and maintenance costs. The LSS for Room Occupancy solution from Rambus is a hardware and software- based product, allowing building owners and managers to fully understand the utilization of their spaces. Note: LSS is no longer being marketed as a product, though Rambus maintains ownership of the IP created in the LSS program.
Ensuring Privacy in Next Generation Room Occupancy Sensing
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For buildings and homes to become ‘smarter’ and more adaptive, new sensing technology must be capable of detecting, counting and tracking occupants regardless of motion. While next-generation sensor technology offers a glimpse of an exciting future in which buildings adapt and learn, real-world privacy issues will almost certainly have to be addressed before mainstream adoption is achieved.
Although focused cameras may adequately address sensing requirements, they also present a range of legal, privacy and hacking risks. These legal and technical issues, coupled with public distrust of lenses, will likely result in a limited deployment of focused cameras for room occupancy sensing tasks in offices and residences. And while defocused cameras offer certain limited advantages over their focused counterparts, images produced by such devices may be easily refocused.
In contrast, Rambus’ lensless smart sensor (LSS) technology reduces occupancy sensing privacy concerns by capturing the raw data of a scene with a diffractive grating, rather than a recognizable image with a lens. Put simply, LSS does not capture focused images or purposely de-focused images. Instead, the technology creates what is called the ‘blob’ domain, which is a series of point spread functions (PSF) of light. This unique ability makes LSS an ideal choice for widespread deployment in smart buildings.
Note: LSS is no longer being marketed as a product, though Rambus maintains ownership of the IP created in the LSS program.
Smart Ticketing Solution Overview
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Featuring comprehensive solutions for both physical and virtual smart cards, the Smart Ticketing suite of products offer secure and easy-to-implement solutions for any transport scenario, including rail, bus, and ferry.
Mitigating DDoS Attacks with Secure IoT Endpoints
The IoT is expected to comprise 20.8 billion devices by 2020, with Gartner estimating that 5.5 million new ‘things’ went online daily during 2016. Nevertheless, robust IoT security remains mired in the creation phase along with nascent interoperability standards. As more and more ‘things’ connect to the Internet, the danger of nefarious attackers exploiting unsecured devices looms ever larger.
