| Autor: |
Fustos, Jacob, Farshchi, Farzad, Heechul Yun |
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DAC: Annual ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference; 2019, Issue 56, p1039-1044, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Speculative execution is an essential performance enhancing technique in modern processors, but it has been shown to be insecure. In this paper, we propose SpectreGuard, a novel defense mechanism against Spectre attacks. In our approach, sensitive memory blocks (e.g., secret keys) are marked using simple OS/library API, which are then selectively protected by hardware from Spectre attacks via low-cost micro-architecture extension. This technique allows microprocessors to maintain high performance, while restoring the control to software developers to make security and performance trade-offs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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