Optimization of advanced encryption standard (AES) using vivado high level synthesis (HLS)

Luka Daoud, Fady Hussein, Nader Rafla

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Abstract

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) represents a fundamental building module of many network security protocols to ensure data confidentiality in various applications ranging from data servers to low-power hardware embedded systems. In order to optimize such hardware implementations, High-Level Synthesis (HLS) provides flexibility in designing and rapid optimization of dedicated hardware to meet the design constraints. In this paper, we present the implementation of AES encryption processor on FPGA using Xilinx Vivado HLS. The AES architecture was analyzed and designed by loop unrolling, and inner-round and outer-round pipelining techniques to achieve a maximum throughput of the AES algorithm up to 1290 Mbps (Mega bit per second) with very significant low resources of 3.24% slices of the FPGA, achieving 3 Mbps per slice area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, CATA 2019
EditorsGordon Lee, Ying Jin
Pages36-44
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781510885967
StatePublished - 13 Mar 2019
Event34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, CATA 2019 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: 18 Mar 201920 Mar 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of 34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, CATA 2019

Conference

Conference34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, CATA 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period18/03/1920/03/19

Keywords

  • Advanced encryption standard
  • AES
  • FPGA
  • High level synthesis
  • High throughput
  • HLS
  • Low area resources
  • Optimization
  • Zynq

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