Sioli O’Connell

Prime+Probe 1, JavaScript 0: Overcoming Browser-based Side-Channel Defenses

2021 · Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide)

The eternal war in cache has reached browsers, with multiple cache-based side-channel attacks and countermeasures being suggested. A common approach for countermeasures is to disable or restrict JavaScript features deemed essential for carrying out attacks. …