ROBoost: A Study of FPGA Logic-Based Power-Wasting Primitives
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Computer Science & Engineering Department
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87995-1_6
Document Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publication Date
1-1-2025
doi
10.1007/978-3-031-87995-1_6
Abstract
Heterogeneous computing systems increasingly leverage FPGAs in the cloud and embedded use cases. With cloud FPGAs being remotely accessible, security is a critical concern. Recent studies show adversaries can exploit FPGA logic to create and remotely deploy malicious power-wasting circuits that consume excessive dynamic power, potentially injecting faults or causing denial of service. This work analyzes the most common reconfigurable power-wasting primitives to assess their power consumption, detection challenges, and attack effectiveness. We further propose new, logic-based, and resource-efficient variations of these circuits and experimentally evaluate them on two families of AMD FPGAs. Finally, we discuss factors influencing attack effectiveness and compare the studied designs’ trade-offs.
First Page
88
Last Page
105
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APA Citation
Mahmoud, D.
Andreani, S.
Lenders, V.
&
Stojilović, M.
(2025). ROBoost: A Study of FPGA Logic-Based Power-Wasting Primitives. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 15594 LNCS, 88–105.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87995-1_6
MLA Citation
Mahmoud, Dina G., et al.
"ROBoost: A Study of FPGA Logic-Based Power-Wasting Primitives." Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15594 LNCS, 2025, pp. 88–105.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87995-1_6