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Integrated circuit protected against horizontal side channel analysis

US8572406B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2010
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit including a multiplication function configured to execute a multiplication operation of two binary words x and y including a plurality of basic multiplication steps of components xi of word x by components yj of word y is described. The multiplication function of the integrated circuit is configured to execute two successive multiplications by modifying, in a random or pseudo-random manner, an order in which the basic multiplication steps of components xi by components yj are executed.

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