Fortified-SoC: A Novel Approach Towards Trojan Resilient System-on-Chip Design

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Fortified-SoC: A Novel Approach Towards Trojan Resilient System-on-Chip Design

Year : 2024

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Source Title : Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems, iSES 2024

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Abstract

This research paper investigates a hardware-type attack on System-on-Chips (SoCs) involving a trigger and a payload. A stealthy and controllable fabrication time attack, A2, is demonstrated, and a circuit is developed based on charge accumulation from rare events within the system. When voltage gets buildup due to charge coupling, the payload has been activated, leading to a privilege-escalation attack. In this research, a specific analog hardware Trojan (A2) detection and mitigation circuit is designed. This Trojan affects the circuit performance by targeting sensitive wires (like reset) in SoCs. This paper presents a method for detecting the Trojan and implementing proper mitigation techniques to safeguard SoCs from malicious attacks.