Authentication method and circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11921834B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US16249804

    申请日:2019-01-16

    Inventor: Fabrice Marinet

    Abstract: A method of authenticating a first electronic circuit includes generating a first signature using the first electronic circuit, the generating of the first signature being based on states of a plurality of electric nodes distributed within the first electronic circuit. A second signature is generated using a second electronic circuit, the generating of the second signature being based on states of a plurality of electric nodes distributed within the second electronic circuit. The first signature is compared to the second signature. The first electronic circuit is authenticated based on the comparison of the first signature to the second signature.

    Method for protecting an integrated circuit module using an antifuse, and corresponding device

    公开(公告)号:US11367720B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US16518436

    申请日:2019-07-22

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a circuit module storing sensitive data. An electrically conductive body at a floating potential is located in the integrated circuit and holds an initial amount of electric charge. In response to an attack attempting to access the sensitive data, electric charge is collected on the electrically conductive body. A protection circuit is configured to ground an output of the circuit module, and thus preclude access to the sensitive data, in response to collected amount of electric charge on the electrically conductive body differing from the initial amount and exceeding a threshold.

    METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MODULE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200035671A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16518436

    申请日:2019-07-22

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a circuit module storing sensitive data. An electrically conductive body at a floating potential is located in the integrated circuit and holds an initial amount of electric charge. In response to an attack attempting to access the sensitive data, electric charge is collected on the electrically conductive body. A protection circuit is configured to ground an output of the circuit module, and thus preclude access to the sensitive data, in response to collected amount of electric charge on the electrically conductive body differing from the initial amount and exceeding a threshold.

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