Cryptography Research and Keirex Technology sign reseller agreement

SAN FRANCISCO, USA & TOKYO, JAPAN: Cryptography Research (CRI), a division of Rambus, and Keirex Technology Inc. have signed a reseller agreement for CRI’s DPA Workstation side channel analysis platform. This agreement allows Keirex to distribute the DPA Workstation platform in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, and provide localization features to customers in these countries.

The DPA Workstation platform provides the world’s most powerful and flexible side channel analysis solution. Leading security chip vendors, product companies, testing labs, and government organizations rely on the DPA Workstation to evaluate and certify their secure semiconductors. The DPA Workstation platform includes all the hardware, software and training necessary to perform a wide range of power analysis and security tests.

DPA is a form of attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to DPA are important for securing mobile devices, bank cards, pay television systems, secure identity products, secure storage media, and other electronic systems and components. Many of the world’s leading security standards require that devices be protected against DPA and related attacks.

“Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures are an important security requirement for a growing number of industries and are increasingly being mandated across the globe, including Japan and other leading Asian countries,” said Nobuo Fudanuki, executive director at Keirex. “This agreement will allow Keirex to provide CRI’s DPA Workstation platform to government testing labs and Asia-based companies in response to emerging security requirements, and we are honored to be a part of CRI’s DPA Workstation team to enhance its value. This will provide customers with the most sophisticated testing platform on the market.”

“We are seeing increased worldwide demand for our DPA Workstation side channel analysis platform. Our goal is to help strengthen device security for both private industry and government agencies,” said Pankaj Rohatgi, technical director at Cryptography Research. “We are pleased to partner with Keirex to distribute the DPA Workstation platform in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.”

CRI has developed a portfolio of over 55 patents covering countermeasures to DPA attacks, with additional patent applications pending.