Physical Unclonable Function Techniques Applied for Digital Hardware Protection

Author

Anthony Barrera, CUNY City College

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Department

Computer Science

Keywords

Keylogger, PUF, Security

Abstract

"Privacy is an important property that is growing harder to keep as people develop new ways to steal information from users on their computers. Software alone cannot ensure privacy since an infected system is untrustworthy. This paper presents several challenges malware brings that can be solved by using an external processor. Techniques such as keystroke encryption and message authentication can be used to protect users from having their passwords and other private data stolen. To take advantage of the external hardware, a physical unclonable function can be used to generate private keys without the need for storing them in memory. In this report, a design of a physical unclonable function is detailed and designed for use on an FPGA. Two different types of hardware design software are briefly discussed for the purpose of choosing the superior tool for creating a PUF on an FPGA."

Recommended Citation

Barrera, Anthony, "Physical Unclonable Function Techniques Applied for Digital Hardware Protection" (2013). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/189