Simple Power Analysis Threat in Embedded Devices
Xi Xi Chen · 2004
I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. I authorize the University of Waterloo to lend this thesis to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. I further authorize the University of Waterloo to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or by other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. ii The University of Waterloo requires the signatures of all persons using or photocopying this thesis. Please sign below, and give address and date. iii Embedded devices such as PDAs, cell phones and pagers are becoming increasingly popular and the security of these devices has never before been so important. Power Analysis attacks have been proven to be very effective against smart cards, but limited research focused on embedded devices. The Simple Power Analysis (SPA) attack