Okayama Univ. Secure Hardware Design Laboratory

Scope

Establishing hardware security is essential to ensure the safety of personal and confidential information, as well as the systems that support social infrastructure. In addition to IC cards and ICT devices, all kinds of products, including automobiles, industrial equipment, and IoT devices, rely on advanced electronic systems. However, these systems can be targets for various attacks aimed at information leaks and malfunctions. Typical examples include side-channel attacks that exploit electromagnetic waves and power consumption fluctuations, fault attacks that induce malfunctions, and the analysis of embedded circuits and the introduction of hardware Trojans. These attacks can quickly compromise not only cryptographic processing but also authentication, control, and safety functions, potentially causing significant damage to society. Therefore, it is necessary to design all electronic devices with hardware security in mind. We are researching security design and evaluation methods at the hardware level to address this wide range of threats.

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