PCBSecure: A new software tool to evaluate the security of Printed Circuit Boards

Author

Elmiligi, Haytham ; Gebali, Fayez ; El-Kharashi, M. Watheq ; Yasein, Mohamed S. ; Traore, Issa

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

27-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

216

Abstract

In this paper, a new Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool that estimates the probability of successful hacking of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is presented. The tool uses a new analytical model for the probability of successful hacking that is developed using Markov chain analysis. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is designed as a designer-friendly interface to analyze the security of a PCB based on its technology parameters, which are calibrated using image processing techniques. Based on the simulation results, we propose new design ideas to improve the immunity of PCBs against reverse engineering.

Keywords

Markov processes; electronic engineering computing; graphical user interfaces; image processing; integrated circuit design; printed circuits; security of data; EDA tool; GUI; Markov chain analysis; PCBSecure; electronic design automation; graphical user interface; image processing techniques; new software tool; printed circuit boards; reverse engineering; Analytical models; Computer crime; Computer hacking; Embedded systems; Noise; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM), 2013 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

ISSN

1555-5798

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PACRIM.2013.6625476

Filename

6625476