Implementation of Parametric Hardware Trojan in FPGA

Abstract

The reconfigurability of FPGA makes it flexible for different applications. However, an FPGA may be delivered, designed, and deployed by different persons during its lifecycle, so anyone who can access the FPGA may bring in security issues. This paper proposes an implementation method of a parametric hardware Trojan in the FPGA. This hardware Trojan does not add any extra circuits, so many existing detection methods based on analyzing the design files are invalid.