Hardware Security

This book provides an in-depth exploration of security measures in hardware design, focusing on cryptography and various protective strategies. Hardware Security is essential for understanding these concepts.

Beginning with an introduction to cryptography, Hardware Security explains the underlying mathematical principles necessary for designing complex cryptographic algorithms. It delves into efficient implementation methods for these algorithms, showcasing state-of-the-art research and strategies for designing very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits and symmetric cryptosystems. The book includes practical examples of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) ciphers, asymmetric ciphers, and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), providing readers with a solid foundation in the field.

Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of hardware security, from fundamental concepts to practical applications. The book emphasizes that many implementations of standard cryptographic algorithms can inadvertently leak information that adversaries may exploit to uncover secret encryption keys. To combat this, Hardware Security details algorithmic and circuit-level countermeasures against various types of attacks, including those based on power, timing, fault, cache, and scan chain analysis.

Furthermore, the book addresses issues such as hardware intellectual property piracy and protection techniques at different abstraction levels through watermarking. It also discusses hardware obfuscation, physically unclonable functions (PUFs), and the modeling, taxonomy, detection, and prevention of Trojan attacks. By adopting the design-for-security methodology outlined in Hardware Security, readers can prioritize security as a critical metric alongside power, area, and performance in integrated circuit design.