Design of Deep Learning Techniques for Side-Channel Attacks on Masked 128-bit AES Implementations
Keywords:
AES, Deep Learning, VGG, Side Channel Analysis and AttacksAbstract
Researchers are exploring the use of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in side-channel attacks to understand the weaknesses in cryptographic implementation. CNNs can learn hierarchical characteristics automatically from electromagnetic radiation or power usage during cryptographic processes. Researchers train CNNs on side-channel data to extract meaningful representations and deduce secret keys. Deep learning algorithms are helpful in evaluating the security of embedded systems, and CNNs are a feasible paradigm for profiling side-channel analysis attacks. In this paper, it has been introduced a VGG (Visual Geometry Group)-Net architecture, which is a typical deep convolutional neural network design with numerous layers. It uses the ASCAD dataset to conduct experiments. They found that VGG-Net architecture Side Channel Attacks (SCA) provides better results than the previously optimized CNN model by significantly reducing the number of side-channel traces required for successful attacks on desynchronized datasets. The researchers also discovered that synchronous traces serve as the pre-training source for VGG-Net architecture, functioning successfully in terms of jittering with minimal fine-adjusting after training
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