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State-dependent changeable scan architecture against scan-based side channel attacks


Abstract:

Scan test is a powerful and popular test technique because it can control and observe the internal states of the circuit under test. However, scan path would be used to d...Show More

Abstract:

Scan test is a powerful and popular test technique because it can control and observe the internal states of the circuit under test. However, scan path would be used to discover the internals of crypto hardware, which presents a significant security risk of information leakage. An interesting design-for-test technique by inserting inverters into the internal scan path to complicate the scan structure has been recently presented. Unfortunately, it still carries the potential of being attacked through statistical analysis of the information scanned out from chips. Therefore, in this paper we propose secure scan architecture, called dynamic variable secure scan, against scan-based side channel attack. The modified scan flip-flops are state-dependent, which could cause the output of each State-dependent Scan FF to be inverted or not so as to make it more difficult to discover the internal scan architecture.
Date of Conference: 30 May 2010 - 02 June 2010
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 03 August 2010
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Conference Location: Paris, France

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