A Security Review of the Cell Broadband Engine Processor

The Cell Broadband Engine processor is a multicore processor that provides high throughput for vector processing that is being considered for use in secure communication and data processing environments. Prior to its acceptance in these facilities, its security features and flaws must be fully explo...

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Main Authors: Smith, J., Xiaohui He, Alves-Foss, J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Communication system security
Data security
Engines
Hardware
Helium
Memory management
Multicore processing
Risk analysis
Throughput
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Summary:The Cell Broadband Engine processor is a multicore processor that provides high throughput for vector processing that is being considered for use in secure communication and data processing environments. Prior to its acceptance in these facilities, its security features and flaws must be fully explored. However, as a the Cell BE is a multicore system composed of one "normal" core and 8 smaller, SIMD cores, the analysis is of a different order of difficulty than that of a single core processor. This paper highlights some concerns seen in the Cell BE when considered from a security perspective and possible solutions to some of these security concerns.
ISSN:1530-1605
2572-6862
DOI:10.1109/HICSS.2010.31