Ciphertext Malleability in Lattice-Based KEMs as a Countermeasure to Side Channel Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.16107v1
• Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:07:48 GMT
• Title: Ciphertext Malleability in Lattice-Based KEMs as a Countermeasure to Side Channel Analysis
• Authors: Pierre-Augustin Berthet,
• Abstract summary: We discuss a vulnerability due to the ciphertext malleability of some Post-Quantum Cryptography primitives exposed by Ravi et al. We propose a novel countermeasure exploiting the same ciphertext malleability and discuss its practical application to several PQC primitives.
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• Abstract: Due to developments in quantum computing, classical asymmetric cryptography is at risk of being breached. Consequently, new Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) primitives using lattices are studied. Another point of scrutiny is the resilience of these new primitives to Side Channel Analysis (SCA), where an attacker can study physical leakages. In this work we discuss a SCA vulnerability due to the ciphertext malleability of some PQC primitives exposed by a work from Ravi et al. We propose a novel countermeasure to this vulnerability exploiting the same ciphertext malleability and discuss its practical application to several PQC primitives. We also extend the seminal work of Ravi et al. by detailling their attack on the different security levels of a post-quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM), namely FrodoKEM.

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