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Power Analysis Attacks

Revealing the Secrets of Smart Cards

  • The first comprehensive discussion of power analysis attacks on smart cards
  • Examples and case studies illustrate the various attacks, from simple to differential power-analysis attacks
  • Detailed descriptions and comparisons of the effectiveness of different countermeasures
  • Includes background information on VLSI design, cryptography and statistics

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-13
  3. Cryptographic Devices

    Pages 15-25
  4. Power Consumption

    Pages 27-60
  5. Simple Power Analysis

    Pages 101-118
  6. Hiding

    Pages 167-199
  7. Attacks on Hiding

    Pages 201-222
  8. Masking

    Pages 223-244
  9. Attacks on Masking

    Pages 245-272
  10. Conclusions

    Pages 273-281
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 283-337

About this book

Power analysis attacks allow the extraction of secret information from smart cards. Smart cards are used in many applications including banking, mobile communications, pay TV, and electronic signatures. In all these applications, the security of the smart cards is of crucial importance.

Power Analysis Attacks: Revealing the Secrets of Smart Cards is the first comprehensive treatment of power analysis attacks and countermeasures. Based on the principle that the only way to defend against power analysis attacks is to understand them, this book explains how power analysis attacks work. Using many examples, it discusses simple and differential power analysis as well as advanced techniques like template attacks. Furthermore, the authors provide an extensive discussion of countermeasures like shuffling, masking, and DPA-resistant logic styles.  By analyzing the pros and cons of the different countermeasures, this volume allows practitioners to decide how to protect smart cards.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Applied Information Processing & Communications, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

    Stefan Mangard, Elisabeth Oswald, Thomas Popp

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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