Introducing The ‘Unified Side Channel Attack - Model’ (USCA-M)
Andrew Johnson, Richard P. Ward · 2020
This paper presents a ‘Unified Side Channel Attack Model’ (USCA-M). The USCA-M model is compiled by the research undertaken of side-channel attacks (SCAs) from published journal articles and conference papers between 2015-2019. The research found that SCAs can be categorised into three main areas: SCA types, SCA methods and SCA techniques. By using this categorisation as a foundation, the USCA-M was compiled. USCA-M has three main contributions to the research field:1.A unified model that can categorize present and future SCA vulnerabilities and exploit techniques found.2.A reference point for organisations to be able to identify and place a found SCA within a common or unified categorisation.3.The decomposition of SCA methods and techniques into identifiable components to assist in the defence of SCAs, such as code pattern recognition.