A theoretical study of Kolmogorov-Smirnov distinguishers: Side-channel analysis vs. differential cryptanalysis - Télécom Paris Accéder directement au contenu
Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2014

A theoretical study of Kolmogorov-Smirnov distinguishers: Side-channel analysis vs. differential cryptanalysis

Résumé

In this paper, we carry out a detailed mathematical study of two theoretical distinguishers based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) distance. This includes a proof of soundness and the derivation of closed-form expressions, which can be split into two factors: one depending only on the noise and the other on the confusion coefficient of Fei, Luo and Ding. This allows one to have a deeper understanding of the relative influences of the signal-to-noise ratio and the confusion coefficient on the distinguisher’s performance. Moreover, one is able to directly compare distinguishers based on their closed-form expressions instead of using evaluation metric that might obscure the actual performance and favor one distinguisher over the other. Furthermore, we formalize the link between the confusion coefficient and differential cryptanalysis, which shows that the stronger an S-box is resistant to differential attacks the weaker it is against side-channel attacks, and vice versa.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
201404heuserrioulguilley.pdf.pdf (1.21 Mo) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)

Dates et versions

hal-02286939 , version 1 (10-08-2022)

Identifiants

Citer

Annelie Heuser, Olivier Rioul, Sylvain Guilley. A theoretical study of Kolmogorov-Smirnov distinguishers: Side-channel analysis vs. differential cryptanalysis. Fifth International Workshop on Constructive Side-Channel Analysis and Secure Design (COSADE 2014), Apr 2014, Paris, France. pp.9-28, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-10175-0_2⟩. ⟨hal-02286939⟩
65 Consultations
43 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More