MC68HC05B6 microcontroller ic extract code

One example is MC68HC05B6 microcontroller ic extract code discussed above. If the power supply voltage is reduced by 50–70% for the period of time that the “AND $0100” instruction is executed, the CPU fetches an FFh value from the EEPROM memory rather than the actual value and this corresponds to the unsecured state of the fuse.

MC68HC05B6 microcontroller ic extract code

The trick is to carefully calculate the exact time to reduce the supply voltage, otherwise the CPU will stop functioning or go into the reset mode. This is not a difficult task, as the target instruction is executed within the first hundred cycles after the reset. Again, the attacker could use a pattern generator or build his own glitch device.

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