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January 8, 2025
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Side-channel Attack Countermeasure Based on Power Supply Modulation

Publicated to: 19TH EUROPEAN SIGNAL PROCESSING CONFERENCE (EUSIPCO-2011). 618-622 - 2022-01-01 (), DOI: 10.23919/eusipco55093.2022.9909766

Authors:

Jevtic, R; Perez-Tirador, P; Cabezaolias, C; Carnero, P; Caffarena, G
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Affiliations

Univ San Pablo CEU, CEU Univ, Escuela Politecn Super - Author

Abstract

As the number of IoT devices grows exponentially every year, so do the security threats. Due to their mobility and limited size, power and performance, these devices are particularly vulnerable to side-channel attacks that are based on device physical leaks. In this paper, we modulate the power supply voltage to secure the devices against two types of side-channel attacks: differential and correlation power analysis attacks (DPA and CPA) that aim to reveal cryptographic secret key and attacks that process the leaked signal to obtain the information on the activity inside the device (e.g. identify the keystrokes when typing a password). We perform both types of attacks on a low-cost microcontroller used in a variety of IoT devices and find the most effective voltage modulation for both of the targeted attacks. The proposed countermeasure is easy to implement and does not require re-designing the microcontroller, thereby avoiding high costs of fabrication and testing. It is extremely effective against cryptographic attacks as it increases the minimum number of traces required to disclose (MTD) by two orders of magnitude. For non-cryptographic attacks the correlation coefficient between the leaked signal and the sensitive information is lowered by 33%.
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Keywords

CryptographicsInternet of thingsLow-costsMicrocontrollersModulationPerformancePowerPower supplyPower supply voltageSecret keySecurity threatsSide channel attackSide-channel attacksSupply modulation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • Google Scholar: 1
  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86785/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 110
  • Downloads: 61
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (JEVTIC NOVAKOVIC, RUZICA) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been JEVTIC NOVAKOVIC, RUZICA.

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