Certified Secure Chip Design Professional (CSCDP) Certification Program by Tonex
This program equips engineers and architects to design, verify, and deliver secure integrated circuits across the full silicon lifecycle. You will learn how to build trust anchors into SoCs, harden microarchitectures, and implement robust key management that withstands modern supply chain and runtime threats. The course emphasizes real world constraints such as performance, power, area, and time to market while maintaining strong assurance.
Cybersecurity relevance is direct and practical as you apply threat modeling to hardware, mitigate side channel leakage, and validate protections against fault injection. Your designs will better resist tampering, cloning, and data exfiltration, strengthening product security and compliance for connected systems across automotive, aerospace, industrial, and IoT.
Learning Objectives
- Apply hardware threat modeling to silicon designs
- Architect roots of trust and secure boot chains
- Implement countermeasures for side channel and fault attacks
- Integrate lifecycle security including provisioning and RMA
- Plan verification strategies that prove security properties
- Map designs to standards and regulatory requirements
- Strengthen system resilience with measurable cybersecurity impact
Audience
- Chip and SoC Design Engineers
- Hardware Security Engineers
- Verification and Validation Engineers
- Firmware and Embedded Developers
- Product Security Architects
- Compliance and Quality Leads
- Cybersecurity Professionals
Program Modules
Module 1: Foundations of Secure Silicon
- Hardware threat landscape overview
- Security vs PPA tradeoffs
- Trust model and assets
- Attack surfaces in SoCs
- Secure development lifecycle
- Secure specification practices
Module 2: Hardware Threat Modeling Methods
- STRIDE and hardware variants
- ISO SAE 21434 alignment
- Asset and boundary scoping
- Abuse cases and misuse cases
- Attacker capabilities profiling
- Risk scoring and prioritization
Module 3: Secure RTL and Microarchitecture
- Security conscious microarchitectures
- RTL coding for confidentiality
- Memory protection and MPU design
- Secure debug and test access
- Clock reset and lifecycle states
- Information flow control basics
Module 4: Side Channel and Fault Countermeasures
- Power and EM leakage basics
- Masking and hiding techniques
- Timing and cache attack defenses
- Glitch and laser fault models
- Error detection and redundancy
- Evaluation and leakage testing
Module 5: Root of Trust and Key Management
- Secure boot chain design
- PUFs and hardware unique keys
- Key ladders and derivation flows
- Secure storage and anti rollback
- Provisioning and personalization
- Update and recovery mechanisms
Module 6: Security Verification and Compliance
- Property and formal verification
- Security focused test planning
- FIPS 140 and Common Criteria
- PSA Certified and SESIP basics
- Evidence generation and traceability
- Penetration and red team readiness
Exam Domains
- Hardware Security Principles and Models
- Silicon Threat Analysis and Risk Management
- Secure Microarchitecture and RTL Practices
- Cryptographic Foundations and Key Management
- Side Channel and Fault Attack Mitigations
- Security Verification Assurance and Compliance
Course Delivery
The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, interactive discussions, hands-on workshops, and project-based learning, facilitated by experts in the field of Certified Secure Chip Design Professional. Participants will have access to online resources, including readings, case studies, and tools for practical exercises.
Assessment and Certification
Participants will be assessed through quizzes, assignments, and a capstone project. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate in Certified Secure Chip Design Professional.
Question Types
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Scenario-based Questions
Passing Criteria
To pass the Certified Secure Chip Design Professional Certification Training exam, candidates must achieve a score of 70% or higher.
Ready to design silicon that stands up to real adversaries and compliance demands Join the CSCDP program by Tonex to elevate your chip security expertise and certify your impact.