STARM · HW-02 · HARDWARE

Counterfeit Components

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STARMCatalog entries from the DIPS Threat Inventory. The paper cites that dataset and does not use this name.

Substandard parts with undocumented vulnerabilities.

Severity in the dataset8/10

Not the paper’s H/M/L.

Target
Hardware Integrity
Layer in the inventory
Electronic Components
Mitigation
Rigorous vendor vetting & testing.
How the inventory says to fix it
AI: ML models to analyze electrical characteristics and 'fingerprint' components against known genuine profiles.
Quick fix
Component replacement
ML approaches named
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
Methodology
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), analyze product images to distinguish between genuine and fake items
Handler role
Procurement Officer
Stage
Procurement
Standard named
IEEE 1149.1
Status in the inventory
Avoided

STARMCatalog entries from the DIPS Threat Inventory. The paper cites that dataset and does not use this name.

Connection recorded in the inventory

Hardware Backdoors