A Novel Approach to PUF-based Hardware Security: Noise-aware Authentication and Key Exchange Protocol

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dc.contributor.authorAl Far, Hamza
dc.contributor.supervisorGebali, Fayez
dc.contributor.supervisorEl Miligi, Haytham
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T21:01:35Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T21:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science MASc
dc.description.abstractThis thesis proposes a novel approach to PUF-based IoT security. PUFs are used to provide a unique identity to the IoT device using it. However, the authentication process can be undermined by the noisy responses of PUFs. Traditional error correction codes can address this issue but increase system complexity, overhead, and security risks. To overcome these limitations, the study proposes an innovative approach that leverages a statistical analysis technique to extract the relevant information from the PUF response bits, resulting in a strengthened authentication key. The proposed method achieves an innovative authentication and key exchange protocol with enhanced security without traditional error correction codes. The results of evaluating the approach with synthetic PUF data demonstrate a significant improvement in PUF-based security. This study represents a significant step towards enhancing the security of IoT devices, demonstrating the potential of a unique combination of PUF and the statistical analysis approach in addressing the challenges of hardware-based security.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16511
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Web
dc.subjectPUF
dc.subjectCyber Security
dc.subjectHardware Security
dc.subjectAuthentication
dc.titleA Novel Approach to PUF-based Hardware Security: Noise-aware Authentication and Key Exchange Protocol
dc.typeThesis

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