What is eFuse?

One-time-programmable storage written bit by bit by blowing thin wires with current, used for per-device keys, settings and anti-rollback counters.

Field: Hardware Security

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Questions that mention eFuse (2)

  1. Which method is commonly used to store keys written into a chip?
  2. When manufacturing many devices, why give each device its own key instead of the same key in all of them?

Related terms

Physically unclonable function (PUF) Anti-rollback protection Cold boot attack Constant-time implementation Counterfeit chip Fault injection attack Hardware Trojan Kernel page-table isolation (KPTI) Measured boot Meltdown

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