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A Survey on Lightweight Entity Authentication with Strong PUFs

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) exploit the unavoidable manufacturing variations of an Integrated Circuit (IC). Their input-output behavior serves as a unique IC “fingerprint.” Therefore, they have been envisioned as an IC authentication mechanism, in particular the subclass of so-called strong PUFs. The protocol proposals are typically accompanied with two PUF promises: lightweight and an increased resistance against physical attacks. In this work, we review 19 proposals in chronological order: from the original strong PUF proposal (2001) to the more complicated noise bifurcation and system of PUF proposals (2014). The assessment is aided by a unified notation and a transparent framework of PUF protocol requirements.

Source: ACM Computing Surveys

DOI: 10.1145/2818186

Authors: Jeroen Delvaux, Roel Peeters, Dawu Gu, Ingrid Verbauwhede

Institutions: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, iMinds, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security

Subfield: Hardware and Architecture

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green