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High-Security SHA-2/HMAC Core with Zero Side-Channel Leakage (SHA-224/256 Only)
FortifyIQ’s High-Security SHA-2/HMAC IP core delivers formally proven zero side-channel leakage for SHA-2-224 and SHA-2-256 hashing and HMAC, making it ideal for security-critical embedded systems where resistance to physical attacks is non-negotiable. Targeted at applications willing to trade off performance and area for uncompromising protection, this RTL-level design is built with mathematically verified countermeasures against side-channel analysis. As with all FortifyIQ products, the protection is implementation-agnostic and integration-friendly, supporting systems aiming for the highest levels of Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3 certification.
FortifyIQ’s High-Security SHA-2/HMAC IP core is a cryptographic accelerator designed for security-critical applications that demand mathematically guaranteed protection against side-channel leakage. The core supports SHA-2-224 and SHA-2-256, along with their corresponding HMAC modes, making it ideal for secure boot, firmware authentication, digital signatures, and cryptographic protocols where physical attack resistance is paramount.
This core is built around a hardened architecture that integrates formally proven countermeasures against side-channel analysis (SCA), ensuring zero exploitable leakage even under advanced power analysis techniques. These protections are applied entirely at the RTL level using algorithmic masking and are backed by formal verification tools and side-channel simulators. The protection is layout-independent, ensuring consistent security across different process nodes, ASICs, and FPGAs. While the design introduces some performance and area overhead compared to conventional implementations, it provides security protection that exceeds the highest levels of Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3 requirements.
The core integrates easily via standard APB or AHB interfaces, with a straightforward control structure and minimal integration overhead. FortifyIQ’s High-Security SHA-2/HMAC core (224/256-bit only) offers unmatched physical security for mission-critical applications with strict assurance requirements.
