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Self-Timed Physically Unclonable Functions

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Julian Murphy, Dr Frank Burns, Dr Alex Bystrov, Professor Alex Yakovlev, Dr Basel Halak

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Abstract

Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) exploit the physical characteristics of silicon and provide an alternative to storing digital encryption keys in non-volatile memory. In this seminal work, I propose for the first time the use of self-timed logic to implement PUFs. I describe two methods of using self-timed logic to implement novel PUF designs: SmartPUF-I and SmartPUF-II. The PUF designs I present address the challenges facing PUFs which prevent widespread adoption: robustness, entropy, light-weight architectures and configurability. And seek to enable next generation security-on-chip via "smart on-chip" structures.


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Author(s): Murphy J, O'Neill M, Burns F, Bystrov A, Yakovlev A, Halak B

Editor(s): IEEE

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: 5th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS)

Year of Conference: 2012

Pages: 1-5

ISSN: 2157-4952

Publisher: IEEE

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2012.6208707

DOI: 10.1109/NTMS.2012.6208707

Notes: Online ISBN: 9781467302272

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 9781467302289


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