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An Introduction to Physical Security for Microcontroller Devices.

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Joseph Yiu| Wednesday, September 6, 2023|1 min read

White Paper: Trusted Firmware-M (TF-M) Intro to Physical Security

Physical attacks on microcontrollers have been demonstrated by researchers in several security conferences. This paper shares some of the techniques software developers can use to make physical attacks harder, and what features Trusted Firmware-M provides in this area.

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