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Method for detecting abnormalities in a cryptographic circuit protected by differential logic, and circuit for implementing said method

US8955160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2009
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/755
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for detecting anomalies in a circuit protected by differential logic and which processes logic variables represented by a pair of components, a first network of cells carrying out logic functions on the first component of said pairs, a second network of dual cells operating in complementary logic on the second component, the logic functions being carried out by each pair of cells in a pre-charge phase placing the variables in a known state on input to the cells and followed by an evaluation phase where a calculation is performed by the cells, the method includes detecting an anomaly by at least one non-consistent state.

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