Description

The product does not properly handle unexpected physical or environmental conditions that occur naturally or are artificially induced.

Extended Description

Hardware products are typically only guaranteed to behave correctly within certain physical limits or environmental conditions. Such products cannot necessarily control the physical or external conditions to which they are subjected. However, the inability to handle such conditions can undermine a product's security. For example, an unexpected physical or environmental condition may cause the flipping of a bit that is used for an authentication decision. This unexpected condition could occur naturally or be induced artificially by an adversary.

Physical or environmental conditions of concern are:

• Atmospheric characteristics:
• Interference:
• Assorted light sources:
• Power variances:
• Clock variances:
• Component aging and degradation
• Materials manipulation:
• Exposure to radiation: