page_title: Tamperproofing
hierarchical_section_title: Tamperproofing
caption_attribution_description: Tamper resistant one-way slotted screw - as found on a bathroom stall
context_page_description: Tamperproofing, conceptually, is a methodology used to hinder, deter or detect unauthorised access to a device or circumvention of a security system. Since any device or system can be foiled by a person with sufficient knowledge, equipment, and time, the term "tamperproof" is a misnomer unless some limitations on the tampering party's resources is explicit or assumed.
  Tamper resistance is resistance to tampering by either the normal users of a product, package, or system or others with physical access to it.
  Tamper resistance ranges from simple features like screws with special drives, more complex devices that render themselves inoperable or encrypt all data transmissions between individual chips, or use of materials needing special tools and knowledge. Tamper-resistant devices or features are common on packages to deter package or product tampering.
  Anti-tamper devices have one or more components: tamper resistance, tamper detection, tamper response, and tamper evidence. In some applications, devices are only tamper-evident rather than tamper-resistant.
context_section_description: Tamperproofing, conceptually, is a methodology used to hinder, deter or detect unauthorised access to a device or circumvention of a security system. Since any device or system can be foiled by a person with sufficient knowledge, equipment, and time,  the term "tamperproof" is a misnomer unless some limitations on the tampering party's resources is explicit or assumed.
  Tamper resistance is resistance to tampering (intentional malfunction or sabotage) by either the normal users of a product, package, or system or others with physical access to it.
  Tamper resistance ranges from simple features like screws with special drives, more complex devices that render themselves inoperable or encrypt all data transmissions between individual chips, or use of materials needing special tools and knowledge.  Tamper-resistant devices or features are common on packages to deter package or product tampering.
  Anti-tamper devices have one or more components: tamper resistance, tamper detection, tamper response, and tamper evidence. In some applications, devices are only tamper-evident rather than tamper-resistant.
caption: An item secured with special screw heads may be considered tamperproof by casual passers-by, but can be removed by someone equipped with particular tools.
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