Profiling symmetric encryption algorithms for implantable medical devices

Profiling symmetric encryption algorithms for implantable medical devices

Zhu, D.

Gaydadjiev, G. (mentor)
Strydis, C. (mentor)

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

2008-12-22

The amount of Implantable Medical Devices (IMD) keeps booming in recent years. However, not many of them have encryption and decryption methods to protect their data communication. The purpose of this thesis work is to profile various popular symmetric encryption algorithms and select the best candidates as the benchmark for generic IMD. Moreover, this thesis gives suggestions for design digital CPU for generic IMD based on lab work simulation output. This thesis work will focus on profiling and analyzing several metrics: average power consumption, peak power consumption and energy consumption of all candidates because those metrics are the crucial constraint of IMD. Also the background information of all candidates will be introduced and all relevant metrics such as security level, encryption rates of all candidates will be discussed in this thesis work.

power consumption
implantable medical devices
symmetric encryption algorithm
security level

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TU Delft, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2008 D. Zhu