Practice Side-channel Attack (5.5) - Cryptography and Data Protection - Cyber Security Advance
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Side-channel Attack

Practice - Side-channel Attack

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a side-channel attack?

💡 Hint: Remember that it is based on real-world physical data.

Question 2 Easy

Name one type of side-channel attack.

💡 Hint: Think about how information can leak through different forms.

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Question 1

What is a side-channel attack?

A direct cryptographic attack
An attack exploiting physical information
An attack based on brute force

💡 Hint: Remember, it's about using indirect methods to gain access.

Question 2

True or False: Timing attacks measure power consumption to infer data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what kind of measurements are involved.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a system that can be robust against both timing and power analysis attacks. What features would you include?

💡 Hint: Think about how to obscure both process timing and energy patterns simultaneously.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain the trade-off between performance and security in the context of protective measures against side-channel attacks.

💡 Hint: Consider how security measures can impact speed and efficiency.

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