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There can always be side channels. Side channel means some information channel that your model doesn't account for. By definition, it's not possible to be sur
by moonchild 6y ago
There can always be side channels. Side channel means some information channel that your model doesn't account for. By definition, it's not possible to be sure an implementation of a model doesn't have any side channels. The best known class of side channels is timing attacks, where the amount of time that an operation takes leaks some information about its content. This is a well-known area of research, and most modern implementations of cryptographical algorithms do take it into account; I expect this one does, too. If you can model the time an operation takes, you can prove that a given implementation has no timing channel. But any number of other side channels could potentially exist in this (or any other) implementation.
- bfuclusion 6y agoGot it. I took another pass through the article and was able to understand it a bit better with everyone's comments. Thanks all.