Project Areas

E3 – Secure Refinement of Cryptographic Algorithms

When refining cryptographic algorithms to implementations, vulnerabilities are often introduced. Side-channel vulnerabilities constitute an infamous class of such vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. The overall objective of the project is to improve the trustworthiness of cryptography on the implementation level. The results will include novel techniques for detecting and assessing side-channel vulnerabilities, automatic side-channel-analysis tools, and guidelines for mitigating and avoiding side channels.