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Finding the key in the haystack

A practical guide to Differential Power Analysis



The power consumtion of a microcontroller depends on the actual data being processed. This renders current-based side channel attacks possible: By recording and analyzing the current consumption of a microcontroller, one can recover secret keys. This can be done using Differential Power Analysis (DPA).

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