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Build Practical Expertise in Hardware Security Testing
Training targets provide a practical and controlled environment for learning, developing, and validating side-channel analysis techniques. Designed to model the behavior of modern embedded devices, these platforms allow security engineers, researchers, evaluation laboratories, and students to gain hands-on experience with real-world attack methodologies without risking production hardware.
Develop Practical Security Skills
Gain hands-on experience with side-channel analysis techniques using realistic embedded targets and documented attack scenarios.
Explore Real-World Attack Methods
Perform power, electromagnetic, and fault injection evaluations to better understand how security vulnerabilities can be identified and exploited.
Validate Countermeasures
Accelerate Learning and Research
Combine training hardware, source code, and software tools within a single platform for education, prototyping, and security experimentation.
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Memory
1 MB Flash, 196 KB SRAM
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Frequency
168 MHz
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Instrument Type
ARM Cortex-M4F Development Board
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Product type
Software crypto training target, Hardware crypto training target
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Technology
Device Security
Most Popular Configurations
Hardware Crypto Training Target
The DS1031A Hardware Crypto Training Target is a training target and development/prototyping board for side channel analysis and fault injection.
The DS1031A Hardware Crypto Training Target is a training target and development/prototyping board for side channel analysis and fault injection.
Software Crypto Training Target
The DS1030A Software Crypto Training Target is a training target and development/prototyping board for side channel analysis and fault injection.
The DS1030A Software Crypto Training Target is a training target and development/prototyping board for side channel analysis and fault injection.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A training target is a purpose-built hardware platform designed to help users learn, develop, and validate side-channel analysis and fault injection techniques. Unlike production devices, training targets are specifically engineered to expose security-relevant behavior and provide a repeatable environment for experimentation.
Training targets provide documented attack points, known cryptographic implementations, and predictable behavior, allowing users to focus on learning attack techniques and evaluation methodologies without the risk of damaging production hardware or violating development constraints.
Training Targets are commonly used by:
- Hardware security researchers
- Evaluation laboratories
- Product security teams
- Certification facilities
- Universities and research institutions
- Engineers new to side-channel analysis and fault injection
The Training Targets support a variety of hardware security evaluations, including:
- Simple Power Analysis (SPA)
- Differential Power Analysis (DPA)
- Differential Electromagnetic Analysis (DEMA)
- Differential Fault Analysis (DFA)
- Voltage fault injection
- Electromagnetic fault injection
- Optical fault injection
The DS1030A focuses primarily on software-based cryptographic implementations, while the DS1031A includes hardware cryptographic functionality that more closely resembles the hardware accelerators found in modern secure devices. Together, they allow users to explore different attack methodologies, leakage mechanisms, and security challenges.
Software and hardware cryptographic implementations exhibit different leakage characteristics and attack surfaces. Evaluating both provides a more complete understanding of real-world targets, as production devices may implement cryptography in software, hardware, or a combination of both.
Yes. The Training Targets include configurable countermeasures that allow users to observe how security protections impact side-channel leakage and attack success rates.
Yes. They provide a structured and repeatable environment for learning hardware security concepts. At the same time, they are sophisticated enough to support advanced research, tool validation, and expert-level evaluations.
Yes. The platforms are specifically designed to support both methodologies, allowing users to perform passive side-channel measurements as well as active fault injection attacks using the same target hardware.
The Training Targets integrate seamlessly with the Inspector software suite for acquisition, analysis, and automation. They also include source code, development tools, and documentation, enabling custom experimentation, prototyping, and research activities.
Yes. Source code, development tools, and documentation are provided to support customization, prototyping, research activities, and the development of new attack scenarios.
The best choice depends on your evaluation goals. The DS1030A is ideal for exploring software-based cryptographic implementations, while the DS1031A enables evaluation of hardware cryptographic functionality and related attack scenarios. The Keysight Device Security team can help recommend the most appropriate platform for your training and research objectives.