Backing the Wrong Horse: How Bit-Level Netlist Augmentation can Counter Power Side Channel Attacks

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Autores principales:	Asghar, Ali, Becher, Andreas, Ziener, Daniel
Formato:	Preprint
Publicado:	2025
Materias:	Cryptography and Security
Acceso en línea:	Acceder al recurso
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