AFIx: An Automated Tool for Fault Injection Attack Assessment and Protection

Abstract

Several contemporary fault injection (FI) attack methods have been shown to be more effective at smaller process sizes. As this current trend continues and FI methods become more sophisticated, the need to develop an automated industry solution to the threats of FI increases. The Assessment of Fault Injection Extension (AFIx) aims to fill this need by providing the ability to both assess FI vulnerability and apply low overhead countermeasures at the gate level. AFIx achieves this using multiple novel methods, such as the application of FI models for generating potential fault lists, the use of time-to-digital (TDC) sensors for localized FI detection and access control, and the use of TDC sensors for detecting specific forms of FI attacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2023
Accession Number
AD1198462

Entities

People

  • Ramsey Hamed

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Fault Injection Attacks
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Ion Beams
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Vulnerability

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