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Attack IC Flash memory by cut off the security fuse bit embedded among memories and center processor, read firmware out from flash, eeprom or ROM memory of Microcontroller, clone the heximal to new MCU;

Attack IC Flash memory by cut off the security fuse bit embedded among memories and center processor, read firmware out from flash, eeprom or ROM memory of Microcontroller, copy the heximal to new MCU

Timing ic attacks flash can be applied to microcontrollers whose security protection is based on passwords, or to access control systems that use cards or keys with fixed serial numbers, for example, Dallas iButton products. The common mistake in such systems is the way the serial number of the entered key is verified against the database. Very often the system checks each byte of the key against one entry in the database and stops as soon as an incorrect byte is found.

Then it switches to the next entry in the database until it reaches the end. So the ic cracker can easily measure the time between the input of the last key and the request for another key and figure out how many coincidences were found. With a relatively small number of attempts, he will be able to find one of the matching keys.