Work

Deliverable 5.7 Security software modules: Iteration 1

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This document introduces the software security models that will be implemented in order to protect the neuromorphic accelerator of the NEUROPULS Horizon Europe project (Grant Agreement n° 101070238) from malicious agents. The two main protocols discussed are authentication and static remote software attestation, both of which are described in detail with a particular focus on the most recent advancements found inthe literature. The remote attestation literature review specifically presents papers that have been published in sufficiently reputable venues in the past 5 years, with particular attention given to protocols that are deployed on IoT systems while leveraging physically unclonable functions (PUFs). The authentication part also focuses on protocols that are based on PUFs and provide enough security while keeping the power requirements low, which is a key aspect of the deployment on IoT devices. An authentication protocol is proposed after careful consideration, while more advanced protocols for both authentication and remote software attestation will be presented in the second iteration of this deliverable.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13870471

Author: Marastoni, Niccolo

Institution: University of Verona

Language: English

Topic: Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security

Subfield: Hardware and Architecture

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: NEUROmorphic energy-efficient secure accelerators based on Phase change materials aUgmented siLicon photonicS