CheckMATE '25: Research on Offensive and Defensive Techniques in the Context of Man At The End (MATE) Attacks

Man-At-The-End (MATE) attackers operate with full access to software or hardware targets and can observe, analyze, and modify running systems to extract secrets or alter behavior. CheckMATE explores both offensive and defensive research in this space: measurement studies and tooling that expose realistic attack techniques, alongside defenses such as obfuscation, tamper-resistance, watermarking, white-box cryptography, and hardware-assisted protections. This workshop collects rigorous, reproducible research aimed at bridging academic advances and industry practice. The CheckMATE '25 complete workshop proceedings can be found at: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3733817