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Method for protecting an electronic system with modular exponentiation-based cryptography against attacks by physical analysis

US6973190B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2000
Grant dateDec 6, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/7242
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for protecting an electronic system implementing a cryptographic calculation process involving a modular exponentiation of a quantity (x), said modular exponentiation using a secret exponent (d), characterized in that said secret exponent is broken down into a plurality of k unpredictable values (d1, d2, . . . , dk), the sum of which is equal to said secret exponent.

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