The Cryptography Research division of Rambus recently clinched a partnership agreement with Barco Silex. According to Rambus Cryptography VP Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, the agreement allows Barco Silex to develop DPA-resistant solutions that will help accelerate time-to-market for security-based products.
DPA Countermeasures
Understanding the methodology behind side-channel attacks
Rambus Cryptography Research Fellow Pankaj Rohatgi recently penned an in-depth EDN article describing the methodology behind side-channel attacks. The technique, says Rohatgi, relies on the fact that any physical realization of cryptography in hardware or software cannot be an “atomic black box” as assumed by the traditional mathematical proofs of security. Simply put, physical systems routinely leak information about the internal process of computing.
Side channel attacks reportedly targeted Trusted Platform Modules
Security analysts reportedly explored how to extract private encryption keys from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) by “measuring electromagnetic signals emanating” from the chips. “This is what cryptographers call differential power analysis, a sophisticated side-channel attack in which spies use sensors or other devices to study the power consumption of a chip while it encrypts and decrypts information to extract the keys from it,” writes Motherboard’s Lorenzo Francheschi-Bicchierai.
Microsemi targets security sector with Rambus cryptography tech
Rambus’s Cryptography Research Division (CRD) has entered into a partnership with Microsemi to resell a number of advanced security technologies developed by the DPA product engineering team at CRD. According to Michael Mehlberg, Senior Director of Business Development for Government Solutions at Rambus CRD, a recently signed reseller agreement includes both the DPA WorkStation™ and DPA Resistant Suite B cryptographic cores.
Military cyber security should start at the core
Military & Aerospace Electronics editor John Keller recently confirmed that cyber warfare and cyber security are “hot issues” in the aerospace and defense electronics industry.
Securing the warfighter on a 21st century battlefield
Often located in close proximity to hostile territory, forward operating bases (FOBs) are typically used to support tactical operations. Although FOBs are routinely supported by Main Operating Bases, adverse conditions may act to temporarily delay the resupply of vital equipment.