Enables expansion of DPA Countermeasure solutions beyond traditional
smartcard market
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rambus
Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research
Division has entered into a partnership agreement with Barco
Silex. Through this agreement, Barco Silex can develop DPA-resistant
solutions that help accelerate time-to-market of security-based
products. Barco Silex will utilize Cryptography Research differential
power analysis, or DPA, countermeasure technology to help protect
against security risks in a variety of point-of-sale applications,
including banking, retailing, mass transit, and wireless
telecommunications.
"Side-channel attacks are becoming more prevalent, and we need a sound
solution to combat this growing risk to ensure customer confidence and
protect high value assets," said Sébastien Rabou, Product Manager at
Barco Silex. "The partnership with Rambus allows us to have access to
the world-class cryptography engineers while developing solutions to
benefit the point-of-sale market."
"The risk of security breaches continues to explode and customers need
to quickly get secure solutions into the market," said Dr. Simon
Blake-Wilson, vice president of Products and Marketing of the Rambus
Cryptography Research division. "By partnering with Barco Silex, we have
created another channel that will accelerate time-to-market with
advanced security technology."
Concerns about DPA security attacks originated in the smartcard market;
however, the potential for these attacks is spreading into many other
markets. For this reason, there is a need for DPA countermeasures to be
adopted across all markets where valuable financial and personal data is
being handled. Today, products commonly at risk include point-of-sale
devices, mobile phones, secure USB flash drives, pay television set-top
boxes, and optical disc players among others.
DPA is a type of side-channel attack that involves monitoring variations
in the electrical power consumption or EM emissions from a target
device. These measurements can then be used to derive cryptographic keys
and other sensitive information from chips. Rambus Cryptography Research
DPA countermeasure technologies are a proven solution for protecting
devices against the extraction of cryptographic keys and private data
through side-channel attacks. Highly flexible, these solutions can be
optimized for performance, size and security level, allowing customers
to help fend off unauthorized access to critical information. Having
discovered side-channel attacks, Cryptography Research scientists have
developed a comprehensive portfolio of application-specific hardware
core and software library solutions that chipmakers can use to build DPA
resistant products. These DPA resistant solutions can be integrated into
a wide range of SoCs, including power-sensitive mobile applications,
highly secure anti-tampering and performance-driven multi-core
processors.
Barco Silex has joined the Rambus Partner Program, which will enable
further collaboration on other combined IP blocks offerings between the
two companies. For additional information on the Rambus Partner Program,
visit www.rambus.com/partners.
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About Cryptography Research
The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded
security solutions to combat the worldwide threat to data integrity, our
innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content
protection, network security, media and payment and transaction
services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our
security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and
engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every
year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.
About Barco Silex
Barco Silex is leader in video processing, encryption and security IP
cores and platforms as well as electronic design services (ASIC, FPGA,
DSP, Board). Thanks to its continued stream of innovations, Barco Silex
provides state-of-the-art solutions in video, encryption and security.
Barco Silex security platforms and encryption cores deliver unrivaled
speed performance and compact footprint. For more information about
Barco Silex: www.barco-silex.com.
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For Rambus
Racepoint Global
Hilary Costa, 415-694-6705
hcosta@racepointglobal.com
or
For
Barco Silex
Barco Silex Louvain-La-Neuve Belgium
Geert
Decorte
geert.decorte@barco.com
Source: Rambus Inc.
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