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Although SRAM programmed Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(FPGA's) have come to dominate the industry due to their density and performance
advantages over non-volatile technologies they have a serious weakness
in that they are vulnerable to piracy and reverse engineering of the user
design. This is becoming increasingly important as the size of chips - and
hence the value of customer designs - increases. FPGA's are now being used in
consumer products where piracy is more common. Further, reconfiguration of
FPGA's in the field is becoming increasingly popular particularly in networking
applications and it is vital to provide security against malicious parties interfering
with equipment functionality through this mechanism.
See below paper to find more about securing your fpga design:
https://www.algotronix.com/content/security FPL 2001.pdf
(FPGA's) have come to dominate the industry due to their density and performance
advantages over non-volatile technologies they have a serious weakness
in that they are vulnerable to piracy and reverse engineering of the user
design. This is becoming increasingly important as the size of chips - and
hence the value of customer designs - increases. FPGA's are now being used in
consumer products where piracy is more common. Further, reconfiguration of
FPGA's in the field is becoming increasingly popular particularly in networking
applications and it is vital to provide security against malicious parties interfering
with equipment functionality through this mechanism.
See below paper to find more about securing your fpga design:
https://www.algotronix.com/content/security FPL 2001.pdf