FPGA Implementation of SIMON-128 Cryptographic Algorithm Using Artix-7

TL;DR

This paper presents an efficient FPGA implementation of the SIMON-128 cryptographic algorithm on Artix-7, demonstrating its performance and feasibility for secure hardware applications.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel FPGA implementation of SIMON-128 using Xilinx Vivado, optimized for Artix-7 FPGA devices, with detailed analysis and prototype results.

Findings

Successful implementation on Artix-7 FPGA

Performance metrics discussed and validated

Prototype demonstrates feasibility for secure applications

Abstract

FPGA is a hardware architecture based on a matrix of programmable and configurable logic circuits thanks to which a large number of functionalities inside the device can be modified using a hardware description language. These functionalities must often be secured especially when the context is sensitive (military, banking, medical, legal, etc.). In this paper, we put forward an efficient implementation of SIMON's block cipher algorithm using Xilinx Vivado 2018.2. The proposed design is analyzed through simulation on Xilinx Artix-7. A prototype of our design is implemented using the xc7a35tcsg324-1 FPGA chip. Performance and results are discussed.