A survey of microarchitecture support for embedded processor security

Arun K. Kanuparthi, Ramesh Karri, Gaston Ormazabal, Sateesh K. Addepalli

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Abstract

The number of attacks on embedded processors is on the rise. Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in the software to launch new attacks and get unauthorized access to sensitive information stored in these devices. Several solutions have been proposed by both the academia and the industry to protect the programs running on these embedded-processor based computer systems. After a description of the several attacks that threaten a computer system, this paper surveys existing defenses - software-based and hardware-based (watchdog checkers, integrity trees, memory encryption, and modification of processor architecture), that protect against such attacks. This paper also provides a comparative discussion of their advantages and disadvantages.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2012 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2012
Pages368-373
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2012 - Amherst, MA, United States
Duration: Aug 19 2012Aug 21 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2012 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2012

Other

Other2012 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAmherst, MA
Period8/19/128/21/12

Keywords

  • Dynamic Integrity Checking
  • Embedded Processors
  • Hardware Security
  • Microarchitecture Support

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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