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Nicolas Oberli & Benjamin Vernoux at Hardwear NL 2022

Nicolas Oberli & Benjamin Vernoux



Using EMC testing equipment as a new side channel acquisition technique






Talk Title:

Using EMC testing equipment as a new side channel acquisition technique

Abstract:

Side channel analysis is becoming more and more used to access secrets stored on embedded devices. Most people are familiar with timing attacks or power analysis but more techniques exist. In this talk, we will present a new side channel acquisition technique based on conducted electromagnetic emissions.


Speaker Bio:

Nicolas Oberli works as a security engineer for Kudelski IoT in Switzerland. His research focuses on embedded devices and communication protocols. In his spare time, he now spends more time designing CTF challenges than solving them. He is also one of the main developers of the Hydrabus hardware hacking tool and part of the BlackAlps security conference committee.

Benjamin Vernoux is an hardware and host/embedded software researcher who makes software and hardware for hackers, main contributor on HackRF project, creator of AirSpy R0/R2/Mini Hardware and Firmware/Host tool and also working on open source projects like HydraBus/HydraNFC V1(with TI TRF7970A NFC chipset) & V2(with ST25R3916 NFC chipset) …