Forensic detective control using a digital signature-based watermark for IP core protection

Abstract

This chapter discusses forensic detective control using a digital signature-based watermark for intellectual property (IP) cores or integrated circuits (ICs). The chapter provides detailed insight on digital-signature generation and the embedding process that includes a discussion on signature-generation rules and algorithms, IP core protection using forensic detective control, methodology of implanting digital signature -based watermark constraints covertly into an IP core design and its respective design process.