The CHES Test-of-Time Award is given yearly. An award will be given in year X to honor a paper published at (T)CHES in years X-21 to X-19 which has had a lasting impact on the field with respect to academia and/or industry.
More information about the Test-of-Time award can be found in the policy guidelines document.
The CHES 2021 Test of Time Award has been awarded to Jean-Sébastien Coron for the paper Resistance Against Differential Power Analysis For Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems, published at CHES 1999.