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The various instructions cause different levels of activity in the instruction decoder and arithmetic units, and can often be quite clearly distinguished so that parts of algorithms can be reconstructed. Various units of the processor have their switching transients at different times relative to the clock edges, and can be separated in high-frequency measurements.

There are many publications on different power analysis techniques that can be used to break many cryptographic algorithms. The whole process of analysis is relatively easy to implement, and only requires standard off-the-shelf measurement equipment costing a few thousand pounds.