Secure Boot for Reconfigurable Architectures
Reconfigurable computing is becoming ubiquitous in the form of consumer-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Reconfigurable computing architectures have found their place in safety-critical infrastructures such as the automotive industry. As the target architecture evolves, it also needs to be up...
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doaj-4b9dbebeb9fd42538bdfa75184da444c2020-11-25T01:38:26ZengMDPI AGCryptography2410-387X2020-09-014262610.3390/cryptography4040026Secure Boot for Reconfigurable ArchitecturesAli Shuja Siddiqui0Yutian Gui1Fareena Saqib2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USAReconfigurable computing is becoming ubiquitous in the form of consumer-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Reconfigurable computing architectures have found their place in safety-critical infrastructures such as the automotive industry. As the target architecture evolves, it also needs to be updated remotely on the target platform. This process is susceptible to remote hijacking, where the attacker can maliciously update the reconfigurable hardware target with tainted hardware configuration. This paper proposes an architecture of establishing Root of Trust at the hardware level using cryptographic co-processors and Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) and enable over the air updates. The proposed framework implements a secure boot protocol on Xilinx based FPGAs. The project demonstrates the configuration of the bitstream, boot process integration with TPM and secure over-the-air updates for the hardware reconfiguration.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/4/4/26secure bootcyber-physical system securityembedded systemsField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)hardware primitivesInternet of Things (IoT) security |
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Reconfigurable computing is becoming ubiquitous in the form of consumer-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Reconfigurable computing architectures have found their place in safety-critical infrastructures such as the automotive industry. As the target architecture evolves, it also needs to be updated remotely on the target platform. This process is susceptible to remote hijacking, where the attacker can maliciously update the reconfigurable hardware target with tainted hardware configuration. This paper proposes an architecture of establishing Root of Trust at the hardware level using cryptographic co-processors and Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) and enable over the air updates. The proposed framework implements a secure boot protocol on Xilinx based FPGAs. The project demonstrates the configuration of the bitstream, boot process integration with TPM and secure over-the-air updates for the hardware reconfiguration. |
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secure boot cyber-physical system security embedded systems Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware primitives Internet of Things (IoT) security |
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