Hardware Hacking
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Tier 2 Easy Skill Path Hardware
This path explores hardware hacking from foundational concepts to advanced physical attack techniques like voltage glitching and timing attacks. Through practical exercises, you’ll learn how hardware analysis devices are used in security analysis and how to build foundational skills for hardware security research.
Hardware Hacking
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Tier 2 Easy Skill Path Hardware
This path explores hardware hacking from foundational concepts to advanced physical attack techniques like voltage glitching and timing attacks. Through practical exercises, you’ll learn how hardware analysis devices are used in security analysis and how to build foundational skills for hardware security research.
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800 coins
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2
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The Lab is a practice and is not included in the overall progress.

Why It's Worth Your Time

Modern society relies on countless hardware-based devices, from smart home gadgets and automotive electronics to industrial controllers, and these have become prime targets for hacking. However, hardware security remains unfamiliar to many and accessible resources are limited.
This path offers a step-by-step learning experience, covering everything from basic electronics theory and debug interface usage to advanced physical attack techniques like voltage glitching and timing-based attacks, using real hardware for hands-on exercise. It is ideal for those aiming for embedded security careers, such as IoT security specialists or automotive security researchers, as well as anyone curious about hardware hacking.

Topics Covered

  • Fundamentals of electronics and understanding PCB (Printed Circuit Board) structures
  • Using debugging interfaces like JTAG and UART
  • Extracting firmware data from flash memory and eMMC
  • Identifying hardware vulnerabilities through firmware analysis
  • Side-channel attacks for hardware such as voltage glitching and fault injection
  • Building circuits and practicing physical security attacks through timing-based exercises

Recommended For

  • Aspiring white-hat hackers, IoT security specialists, and automotive security researchers
  • Those interested in exploring and mastering hardware hacking

Prerequisite Knowledge

  • Basic understanding of C language and assembly
  • Interest or foundational knowledge in electronics and electrical concepts
  • Experience in reverse engineering or firmware analysis (helpful)
Unit Composition
Total 4 units
  1. 1
    9.7
    (7)
    Free
    9.7
    (7)
    Free
    Learn the fundamentals of hardware hacking, including basic electrical and electronic concepts, as well as the structure of PCBs and ICs.
    Hardware Hacking Cases
    Hardware hacking and its examples
    Electronic Circuits and Their Components
    Electronic circuits and their components
    Quiz: Electronics/Electrical
    PCB
    PCB
    Quiz: PCB
  2. 2
    10.0
    (2)
    150
    Coin
    Free with subscription
    10.0
    (2)
    150
    Coin
    Free with subscription
    Learn about the essential equipment for hardware hacking practice and how to use it safely.
    Hardware Hacking Equipment
    Equipment for hardware hacking and how to use it
  3. 3
    0.0
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    400
    Coin
    Free with subscription
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    400
    Coin
    Free with subscription
    Explore methods for extracting firmware using debug interfaces and flash memory techniques.
    Debug Interface Usage
    Using the debug interface
    Flash Memory Data Extraction
    Extract Flash Memory Data
    eMMC Data Extraction
    Extracting eMMC data
  4. 4
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    250
    Coin
    Free with subscription
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    250
    Coin
    Free with subscription
    Explore fault injection and side-channel attack techniques in hardware hacking.
    Hacking Techniques
    Hardware Hacking Techniques
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Retail Price
800 coins
When you subscribe
Free
0% Completed Total 0 completed
Lecture 0 /8
8
Quiz 0 /2
2
You can access locked objectives by upgrading your plan or purchasing the units separately.
The Lab is a practice and is not included in the overall progress.