How can constant-time programming help mitigate the risk of timing attacks in cryptographic algorithms?
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
by EITCA Academy
Constant-time programming is a critical technique in cybersecurity, particularly when it comes to mitigating the risk of timing attacks on cryptographic algorithms. Timing attacks exploit the variations in the time it takes to execute cryptographic operations to gain information about secret keys or other sensitive data. By measuring these time differences, an attacker can infer
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/ACSS Advanced Computer Systems Security, Timing attacks, CPU timing attacks, Examination review
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Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Information Security, Secure Coding, Software Engineering