Security Trends for FPGAS - From Secured to Secure Reconfigurable Systems

In Security Trends for FPGA's the authors present an analysis of current threats against embedded systems and especially FPGAs. They discuss about requirements according to the FIPS standard in order to build a secure system. This point is of paramount importance as it guarantees the level of security of a system.
Also highlighted are current vulnerabilities of FPGAs at all the levels of the security pyramid. It is essential from a design point of view to be aware of all the levels in order to provide a comprehensive solution.
The strength of a system is defined by its weakest point; there is no reason to enhance other protection means, if the weakest point remains untreated. Many severe attacks have considered this weakness in order not to face brute force attack complexity. Several solutions are proposed in Security Trends for FPGA's especially at the logical, architecture and system levels in order to provide a global solution.

List of contents

1. Introduction and Objectives.- 2. Security FPGA Analysis.- 3. Side Channel Attacks.- 4. Countermeasures against Physical Attacks in FPGAs.- 5. True Random Number Generators in FPGAs.- 6. Embedded Systems Security for FPGA.- 7. Conclusions.

Summary

In Security Trends for FPGA's the authors present an analysis of current threats against embedded systems and especially FPGAs. They discuss about requirements according to the FIPS standard in order to build a secure system. This point is of paramount importance as it guarantees the level of security of a system. Also highlighted are current vulnerabilities of FPGAs at all the levels of the security pyramid. It is essential from a design point of view to be aware of all the levels in order to provide a comprehensive solution. The strength of a system is defined by its weakest point; there is no reason to enhance other protection means, if the weakest point remains untreated. Many severe attacks have considered this weakness in order not to face brute force attack complexity. Several solutions are proposed in Security Trends for FPGA's especially at the logical, architecture and system levels in order to provide a global solution.

Product details

• Assisted by: Benoit Badrignans (Editor), Benoit Badrignanx (Editor), Jean Luc Danger (Editor), Jean-Luc Danger (Editor), Viktor Fischer (Editor), Viktor Fischer et al (Editor), Guy Gogniat (Editor), Jea Luc Danger (Editor), Jean Luc Danger (Editor), Lionel Torres (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.02.2011
• EAN: 9789400713376
• ISBN: 978-94-0-071337-6
• No. of pages: 196
• Weight: 450 g
• Illustrations: XV, 196 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; B, engineering, Systems and Data Security, Data and Information Security, Circuits and Systems, Network Security, Computer security, Expert systems / knowledge-based systems, Electronic circuits, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Special purpose computers, Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems