SoK: Can We Really Detect Cache Side-Channel Attacks by Monitoring Performance Counters?
William Kosasih, Yusi Feng, Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup, Yuval Yarom, Ziyuan Zhu
Abstract
Sharing microarchitectural components between co-resident programs leads to potential information leaks, with devastating implications on security. Over the last decade, multiple proposals suggested monitoring hardware performance counters as a method for detecting such attacks.
Topics & Concepts
Side channel attackCacheComputer scienceChannel (broadcasting)Computer securityEmbedded systemComputer networkReal-time computingCryptographySecurity and Verification in ComputingAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection