Hardware backdoor

A hardware backdoor is a backdoor implemented within the physical components of a computer system, also known as its hardware. They can be created by introducing malicious code to a component's firmware, or even during the manufacturing process of a integrated circuit, known as a hardware trojan.[1][2] Often, they are used to undermine security in smartcards and cryptoprocessors, unless investment is made in anti-backdoor design methods.[3] They have also been considered for car hacking.[4]

  1. ^ "Rakshasa: The hardware backdoor that China could embed in every computer - ExtremeTech". ExtremeTech. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Adding Backdoors at the Chip Level". Schneier on Security. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. ^ Waksman, Adam (2010), "Tamper Evident Microprocessors" (PDF), Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, Oakland, California, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21, retrieved 2019-08-27
  4. ^ Smith, Craig (2016-03-24). The Car Hacker's Handbook: A Guide for the Penetration Tester. No Starch Press. ISBN 9781593277031. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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