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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2015
Applicant:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeremy Dubeuf, La Ciotat, FR;

Frank Lhermet, Roquevaire, FR;

Yann Yves Rene Loisel, La Ciotat, FR;

Assignee:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06F 7/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/002 (2013.01); G06F 7/725 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H04L 9/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments of the invention implement countermeasures designed to withstand attacks by potential intruders who seek partial or full retrieval of elliptic curve secrets by using known methods that exploit system vulnerabilities, including elliptic operation differentiation, dummy operation detection, lattice attacks, and first real operation detection. Various embodiments of the invention provide resistance against side-channel attacks, such as sample power analysis, caused by the detectability of scalar values from information leaked during regular operation flow that would otherwise compromise system security. In certain embodiments, system immunity is maintained by performing elliptic scalar operations that use secret-independent operation flow in a secure Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem.


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