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Overview of PUF-based hardware security solutions for the Internet of Things

Overview of PUF-based hardware security solutions for the Internet of Things
Overview of PUF-based hardware security solutions for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) consists of numerous inter-connected resource-constrained devices such as sensors nodes and actuators, which are linked to the Internet. By 2020 it is anticipated that the IoT paradigm will include approximately 20 billion connected devices. The interconnection of such devices provides the ability to collect a huge amount of data for processing and analysis. A significant portion of the transacted data between IoT devices is private information, which must not in any way be eavesdropped on or tampered with. Security in IoT devices is therefore of paramount importance for further development of the technology. Such devices typically have limited area and energy resources, which makes the use of classic cryptography prohibitively expensive. Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are a class of novel hardware security primitives that promise a paradigm shift in many security applications; their relatively simple architecture can answer many of the security challenges of energy-constrained IoT devices. In this paper, we discuss the design challenges of secure IoT systems; then we explain the principles of PUFs; finally we discuss the outstanding reliability and security problems of PUF technology and outline the open research questions in this field.
Halak, Basel
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Zwolinski, Mark
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Mispan, Mohd
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Zwolinski, Mark
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Halak, Basel, Zwolinski, Mark and Mispan, Mohd (2016) Overview of PUF-based hardware security solutions for the Internet of Things. 2016 IEEE 59th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS Abu Dhabi 2016), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 16 - 19 Oct 2016. (In Press)

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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) consists of numerous inter-connected resource-constrained devices such as sensors nodes and actuators, which are linked to the Internet. By 2020 it is anticipated that the IoT paradigm will include approximately 20 billion connected devices. The interconnection of such devices provides the ability to collect a huge amount of data for processing and analysis. A significant portion of the transacted data between IoT devices is private information, which must not in any way be eavesdropped on or tampered with. Security in IoT devices is therefore of paramount importance for further development of the technology. Such devices typically have limited area and energy resources, which makes the use of classic cryptography prohibitively expensive. Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are a class of novel hardware security primitives that promise a paradigm shift in many security applications; their relatively simple architecture can answer many of the security challenges of energy-constrained IoT devices. In this paper, we discuss the design challenges of secure IoT systems; then we explain the principles of PUFs; finally we discuss the outstanding reliability and security problems of PUF technology and outline the open research questions in this field.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 July 2016
Venue - Dates: 2016 IEEE 59th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS Abu Dhabi 2016), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2016-10-16 - 2016-10-19
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 398647
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/398647
PURE UUID: 0410d1e7-852b-48a9-b1e0-bb9b08783a60
ORCID for Basel Halak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3470-7226
ORCID for Mark Zwolinski: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2230-625X

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Date deposited: 28 Jul 2016 11:10
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:39

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Author: Basel Halak ORCID iD
Author: Mark Zwolinski ORCID iD
Author: Mohd Mispan

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