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Differential Power Analysis

Differential Power Analysis: (DPA) An analysis of the variations of the electrical power consumption of a cryptographic module, using advanced statistical…

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(DPA) An analysis of the variations of the electrical power consumption of a cryptographic module, using advanced statistical methods and/or other techniques, for the purpose of extracting information correlated to cryptographic keys used in a cryptographic algorithm. (FIPS 140-2) (NISTIR)

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