CAREER: Toward Power Delivery Network-aware Hardware Security

职业：迈向电力传输网络感知硬件安全

• 批准号: 2338069
• 负责人: Shahin Tajik
• 金额: $ 59.41万
• 依托单位: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2029-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2338069&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Toward; Power; Delivery; Network

Electronic computing hardware forms the foundation of our information systems and cyberinfrastructure. The threats to the physical security of computer chips and countermeasures have been widely researched. However, adversaries with physical access to the system can still bypass conventional defenses and threaten the systems’ security. Examples include tampering with the printed circuit board of a computer chip or removing its package to read out secret keys stored on it. Such attacks, originating at various stages of the microelectronics supply chain, cannot be addressed solely by conventional software security protections due to the lack of awareness about the events occurring at the hardware level.This project investigates technologies that can secure electronic computing hardware against sophisticated physical attacks originating at various stages of the microelectronics supply chain. Central to this project is a better understanding of the computing machine's physical layer, i.e., its power delivery network (PDN) and its role in achieving secure and trusted hardware. There are three research thrusts to investigate: (1) Fusing the existing statistical metrics used for the analysis of PDN-based signatures, enabling non-invasive, holistic, golden-free, and root cause-aware tamper detection; (2) Using information-theoretic notions to investigate the strength of PDN-based side-channel attacks (i.e., impedance analysis) and developing countermeasures; (3) Creating the PDN-based sensors and fingerprints to monitor the physical integrity system. Successful outcomes of this project will significantly improve the security of computing hardware. Moreover, this project includes various outreach activities, such as organizing special sessions and tutorials, open-sourcing benchmarks, and exposing high school students to basic circuit concepts and simple electrical diagnosis tools.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

电子计算硬件构成了我们信息系统和网络基础结构的基础。广泛研究了对计算机芯片和对策的物理安全的威胁。但是，有物理访问系统的对手仍然可以绕过常规防御并威胁系统的安全性。示例包括篡改计算机芯片的印刷电路板或删除其包装以读取存储在其上的秘密键。这种攻击起源于微电子供应链的各个阶段，由于缺乏对在硬件级别上发生的事件的认识，无法完全通过常规软件安全保护来解决。该项目研究可以保护电子计算硬件的技术，这些技术可以确保硬件在源自小型电子供应链的各个阶段的复杂物理攻击。该项目的核心是对计算机物理层的更好理解，即其电力输送网络（PDN）及其在实现安全和值得信赖的硬件中的作用。有三项研究的作用要进行研究：（1）融合用于分析基于PDN的签名的现有统计指标，从而实现非侵入性，整体，无金黄色和根本原因所感知的篡改检测； （2）使用信息理论说明研究基于PDN的侧道攻击（即阻抗分析）的强度并开发对策； （3）创建基于PDN的传感器和指纹以监视物理完整性系统。该项目的成功结果将显着提高计算硬件的安全性。此外，该项目包括各种外展活动，例如组织特殊会议和教程，开源基准测试，并使高中生接触基本的电路概念和简单的电气诊断工具。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。