Automatic Hardware Trojan Generation Platforms in Integrated Circuits: A Critical Review

Hardware Trojan (HT) is a malicious program that can cause various kinds of effects related to sensitive information leakage, changes in computer functionality, and Denial of Service (DoS). Hardware Trojan Detection (HT Detection) is a tool developed during the process of making Integrated Circuits (ICs) to avoid anything that might be suspicious. Furthermore, different types of security mechanisms have been created to help and prevent HT from causing any damages. This paper aims to critically review current and previous HT detection approaches and comprehensively discuss the HT detection and prevention techniques that are attacking and triggering the system. Also, the current issues and challenges that arise and the approaches to addressing the issues will be gathered.