TWC: TTP Option: Small: Investigating Stealthy Hardware Trojans

TWC：TTP 选项：小：调查隐形硬件木马

• 批准号: 1421352
• 负责人: Christof Paar
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1421352&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: TWC; TTP; Option; Small; Investigating

Many systems ranging from consumer electronics to military equipment are dependent on integrated circuits (ICs). Thus, if the underlying IC in a system is maliciously manipulated by a hardware trojan, then the security of the entire system can be compromised. This project investigates hardware Trojans that do not rely on additional logic to affect security.The researchers study a class of Trojans that can be realized using low-level manipulations like subtle changes in logic, circuit or manufacturing process. They investigate scenarios where an attacker may take advantage of such manipulations, and develops countermeasures to protect ICs against hardware Trojans. This project explores new threat assessments for many applications of practical relevance. Considering society's reliance on integrated circuits, understanding the threat posed by low-level Trojans in IC design and manufacturing supply chain is of great importance.

从消费电子产品到军事设备的许多系统都依赖于集成电路 (IC)。因此，如果系统中的底层IC被硬件木马恶意操纵，那么整个系统的安全性就会受到损害。该项目研究不依赖额外逻辑来影响安全性的硬件木马。研究人员研究了一类可以通过逻辑、电路或制造过程中的细微变化等低级操作来实现的木马。他们调查攻击者可能利用此类操作的场景，并制定对策来保护 IC 免受硬件木马的侵害。该项目探索了许多具有实际意义的应用的新威胁评估。考虑到社会对集成电路的依赖，了解低级木马对集成电路设计和制造供应链造成的威胁非常重要。