Module overview
This course covers security and trust of hardware and embedded devices, with a particular focus on the emerging security challenges facing the internet of things technology. It includes the following topics: vulnerabilities in current digital system design flow, physical and invasive attacks, side-channel attacks, hardware Trojan detection, detection and prevention of counterfeit electronics, cryptographic primitives design such as physically unclonable functions, random number generators, principles of trusted computing, industry standards solutions for securing IoT devices such as ARM Platform Security Architecture.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Integrate security as a design metric i.e. design secure-by-construction approach
- Explain the IoT Security Challenges and Defense Mechanisms
- Describe the vulnerabilities in current Digital System Design Flow
- Explain the Principles Of Trusted Computing
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use industry standard tools to design secure systems
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The security threats facing hardware and computing devices
- State of the art technologies in secure hardware and embedded devices
Syllabus
1.Introduction
2.Vulnerabilities in Current Digital System Design Flow
3.Hardware Trojans
4.Counterfeit Electronics: Detection and Prevention
5.Principles of Trusted Computing
6.Cryptographic Primitives
7.Random Number Generators
8.Physically Unclonable Functions
9.IoT Security: Challenges and Defense Mechanisms
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module will be taught using a combination of lectures and labs.
Laboratory sessions are scheduled in the labs on level 2 of the Zepler building
Length of each session: 3 hours
Number of sessions completed by each student: 6
Max number of students per session: unlimited
Demonstrator:student ratio: 1:8
Preferred teaching weeks: 3 to 9
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
| Wider reading or practice | 33 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 18 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Follow-up work | 12 |
| Completion of assessment task | 51 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Basel Halak. Physically Unclonable Functions: From Basic Design Principles to Advanced Hardware Security Applications. Springer.
Will Arthur & David Challener. A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0: Using the New Trusted Platform Module in the New Age of Security. ApressOpen.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Closed book Examination | 80% |
| Assessed Practicals | 20% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External