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Method to prevent power dissipation attacks on a cryptographic algorithm by implementing a random transformation step

US7073072B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1999
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data protection method using a cryptographic algorithm comprising at least one execution cycle of repetitive operations for processing data elements (K2, R1) so as to generate encrypted information (C). At least one step (120, 220) is provided for randomly modifying the execution of at least one operation from one cycle to another, or at least one of the data elements, so that the encrypted information is unchanged by this random modification.

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