Hardware Hacking

  1. Reverse Engineering Techniques
    1. Assembly Language Analysis
      1. Instruction Set Architectures
        1. ARM Assembly
          1. MIPS Assembly
            1. x86 Assembly
              1. RISC-V Assembly
                1. Proprietary Architectures
                2. Calling Conventions
                  1. Parameter Passing Methods
                    1. Stack Frame Analysis
                      1. Return Value Handling
                      2. Control Flow Structures
                        1. Conditional Branches
                          1. Loop Constructs
                            1. Function Calls
                              1. Exception Handling
                            2. High-Level Code Reconstruction
                              1. Decompilation Techniques
                                1. Control Flow Recovery
                                  1. Data Type Inference
                                    1. Variable Name Recovery
                                    2. Algorithm Recognition
                                      1. Sorting Algorithms
                                        1. Cryptographic Algorithms
                                          1. Compression Algorithms
                                            1. Hash Functions
                                            2. Protocol Reverse Engineering
                                              1. Message Format Analysis
                                                1. State Machine Reconstruction
                                                  1. Command Structure Discovery
                                                2. Cryptographic Analysis
                                                  1. Cryptographic Primitive Identification
                                                    1. Symmetric Encryption
                                                      1. Asymmetric Encryption
                                                        1. Hash Functions
                                                          1. Random Number Generators
                                                          2. Key Management Analysis
                                                            1. Key Storage Methods
                                                              1. Key Derivation Functions
                                                                1. Certificate Handling
                                                                2. Implementation Weakness Detection
                                                                  1. Side-Channel Vulnerabilities
                                                                    1. Timing Attack Vectors
                                                                      1. Weak Random Number Usage
                                                                    2. Anti-Reverse Engineering Countermeasures
                                                                      1. Code Obfuscation Techniques
                                                                        1. Control Flow Obfuscation
                                                                          1. Data Obfuscation
                                                                            1. String Encryption
                                                                            2. Anti-Debugging Techniques
                                                                              1. Debugger Detection
                                                                                1. Timing Checks
                                                                                  1. Hardware Breakpoint Detection
                                                                                  2. Tamper Detection Methods
                                                                                    1. Checksum Verification
                                                                                      1. Code Integrity Checks
                                                                                        1. Hardware Tamper Detection

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                                                                                    10. Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation