Applying TVLA to Public Key Cryptographic Algorithms

Michael Tunstall; Gilbert Goodwill

Paper 2016/513

Applying TVLA to Public Key Cryptographic Algorithms

Michael Tunstall and Gilbert Goodwill

Abstract

Test Vector Leakage Assessment (TVLA) has been proposed as a method of determining if a side-channel attack is feasible, for a given implementation of a block cipher, by looking for leakage without conducting an attack. The thresholds chosen for the evaluation of leakage are chosen such that passing the tests gives a strong indication that no leakage is present. In this document, we describe how TVLA can be adapted to pubic key cryptographic algorithms, with a specific focus on RSA, ECDSA and ECDH.

Note: Presented at ICMC 2016

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Implementation
Publication info: Preprint. MINOR revision.
Keywords: Side Channel Analysis
Contact author(s): michael tunstall @ cryptography com
History: 2016-05-29: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2016/513
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2016/513,
      author = {Michael Tunstall and Gilbert Goodwill},
      title = {Applying {TVLA} to Public Key Cryptographic Algorithms},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2016/513},
      year = {2016},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/513}
}