Hardware Security – Chip analysis and validation in a controlled environment
The secure characterisation core facility supports academic and industrial partners in the evaluation of the robustness of components (notably chips and associated supports) against current threats. The objective is to enable the validation of products and countermeasures using techniques similar to those employed by attackers, within a framework designed to protect the confidentiality of the work.
A Response to Security Challenges
In a context where security is a permanent race between attackers and defenders, and where threats are becoming more complex, the core facility helps to anticipate vulnerabilities as early as possible and in various forms, serving the security and robustness of systems.
A Comprehensive Offering for Secure Chip Characterisation
The core facility offers a workflow covering:
- sample preparation,
- acquisition via various expert methods,
- data processing and result extraction.
Areas of Expertise
The core facility relies on 4 main areas:
- Electrical Testing,
- SPA / DPA (power analysis),
- SEMA / DMA (electromagnetic analysis),
- Laser Fault Injection.
Key Benefits
- Access to evaluation techniques comparable to those used by attackers.
- Secure environment: isolated platform, individual access to rooms.
- Enhanced confidentiality: possibility of working with a personal removable hard drive.
- Possible interfacing with different types of media.
- Flexible approach: use an automated solution or develop your own method.
- Shared multidisciplinary team (EMSE/LETI, Gemalto, STMicroelectronics).