ISO/IEC WD 25888

Information security — Algorithmic mechanisms to protect symmetric algorithms in hardware against side-channel attacks

General information

20.60   Close of comment period   Jan 16, 2026

ISO/IEC

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection

International Standard

Scope

This document specifies algorithmic mechanisms to protect symmetric algorithms in hardware against side-channel attacks. It presents the terms and definitions and defines the main concepts of masking and security models.

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ISO/IEC WD 25888
20.60 Close of comment period
Jan 16, 2026