Secure Element
A dedicated security chip with tamper resistance and resistance to side-channel attacks, commonly found in bank cards, SIM cards and passports. Its core property is that key signing operations are performed inside the chip, so the plaintext private key theoretically never leaves the chip boundary, though this cannot prevent logic backdoors at the firmware level.
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Countersign moves the approval action to a trusted device that the agent cannot compromise; as an independent trusted computing device with a secure element and biometric capabilities, a phone is suitable for taking on the approval role.
A Secure Element is a specially certified tamper-resistant chip that typically meets Common Criteria certification levels such as CC EAL5+, and is physically capable of resisting side-channel attacks, fault injection, and probe attacks.
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A Secure Element is a specially certified tamper-resistant chip that typically meets Common Criteria certification levels such as CC EAL5+, and is physically capable of resisting side-channel attacks, fault injection, and probe attacks.
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