Using the power side channel of FPGAs for communication

Daniel Ziener; Florian Baueregger; Jürgen Teich

doi:10.1109/FCCM.2010.43

Using the power side channel of FPGAs for communication

Daniel Ziener^*, Florian Baueregger, Jürgen Teich

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In this paper, we present a novel technique for transmitting data over the power supply pins of an FPGA. Using this power side channel communication, a core inside the FPGA is able to send data to a receiver outside of the FPGA. Possible applications include monitoring, debugging, and watermarking. For the communication, we do not need any further resources, like IO pins or modifications of the board. We characterize the communication channel over the power pins and build a channel model. Furthermore, we present an encoding/decoding method which is independent of the board type and FPGA combination. With this approach, we achieve data rates up to 500 kbit/s. Finally, we provide a case study, which extends existing power watermarking techniques to the new encoding/decoding method and show experimental decoding results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	18th IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, FCCM 2010
Pages	237-244
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/FCCM.2010.43
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, FCCM 2010 - Hilton Charlotte University Place, Charlotte, United States Duration: 2 May 2010 → 4 May 2010 Conference number: 18 http://www.fccm.org/2010/FCCM_2010/FCCM.html

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Conference	18th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, FCCM 2010
Abbreviated title	FCCM 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Charlotte
Period	2/05/10 → 4/05/10
Internet address	http://www.fccm.org/2010/FCCM_2010/FCCM.html

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Ziener, D, Baueregger, F & Teich, J 2010, Using the power side channel of FPGAs for communication. in 18th IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, FCCM 2010., 5474043, pp. 237-244, 18th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, FCCM 2010, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 2/05/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/FCCM.2010.43

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