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Developing A Framework For Microchip Design Recovery, Eric Diep
Developing A Framework For Microchip Design Recovery, Eric Diep
Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)
Due to the increase in diverse chip production over the past decade, reverse engineering has become a difficult and daunting task. This research develops a methodology for microchip design recovery, seeking to validate and reproduce prior approaches to physical reverse engineering using low-cost tools and techniques. We used mechanical hardware abrasion tools and techniques to delayer and capture silicon integrated chip (IC) layout. We focused on the Mifare Classic EVl microchip, commonly implemented in public transit/transportation cards, to extract information for design recovery. The research explores limitations and advantages of mechanical abrasion and optical microscopy in context to modem chip …
Remote Side-Channel Disassembly On Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Brandon R. Baggett
Remote Side-Channel Disassembly On Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Brandon R. Baggett
Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)
Over the last two decades, side-channel vulnerabilities have shown to be a major threat to embedded devices. Most side-channel research has developed our understanding of the vulnerabilities to cryptographic devices due to their implementation and how we can protect them. However, side-channel leakage can yield useful information about many other processes that run on the device. One promising area that has received little attention is the side-channel leakage due to the execution of assembly instructions. There has been some work in this area that has demonstrated the idea’s potential, but so far, this research has assumed the adversary has physical …