IEICE Transactions on Communications
Online ISSN : 1745-1345
Print ISSN : 0916-8516
Regular Section
Study on Information Leakage of Input Key due to Frequency Fluctuation of RC Oscillator in Keyboard
Masahiro KINUGAWAYu-ichi HAYASHITakaaki MIZUKIHideaki SONE
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2013 Volume E96.B Issue 10 Pages 2633-2638

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Recently, it has been shown that electromagnetic radiation from electrical devices leaks internal information. Some investigations have shown that information leaks through the clock frequency and higher harmonic waves. Thus, previous studies have focused on the information leakage from information processing circuits. However, there has been little discussion about information leaks from peripheral circuits. In this paper, we focus on the oscillation frequency of the integrated RC oscillators. In this paper, we use a keyboard as a device that includes a RC oscillator. Then experiments observed information leaks caused by key inputs. Our experiments show that frequency fluctuations cause information leakages and clarify what information can be acquired from the fluctuation. Then, we investigate the possibility of information leaking from peripheral circuits through modulated signals which are radiated by the peripheral circuits.

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