Talk Title:

Understanding physics to break AES encryption with custom side-channel hardware

Abstract:

When it comes to implementing side channel measurement setups, very little information can be found online on what a good setup actually consists of. In this talk we will present all the physics at play and how to take them into account to design the ideal side channel measurement setup. Each point will be demonstrated with actual side channel attacks on the ESP32 AES engine, and new open source measurement hardware will be presented.

Speaker Bio:

Mathieu Stephan is an electronics engineer who’s actively involved in the open source movement. He specializes in designing products from scratch and alternates between full-time positions and contracting jobs in very different sectors – from quantum physics to formula E cars. He's been a writer for Hackaday, has a personal blog (www.limpkin.fr) – full of projects and a small shop on tindie.

Roman Korkikian is an embedded security pentester who specializes in finding vulnerabilities in hardware devices.