Low-complexity energy-efficient security approach for e-health applications based on physically unclonable functions of sensors

Chinmaya Mahapatra, Pouya Kamalinejad, Thanos Stouraitis, Shahriar Mirabbasi, Victor C.M. Leung

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Abstract

We propose an e-health sensor security scheme using a physically unclonable function (PUF) of the sensor. As a proof-of-concept, we present the approach in the context of silicon photodiodes and use their dark current variations as the desired PUF. The challenge to authenticate the system is generated by quadratic residues. We show that using such a design provides a two-fold security measure in both analog and digital domains. We use measured, simulated and analyzed results of currents, adversary attacks, and energy requirements to validate the approach. This concept can be extended to e-health applications that use other types of sensors (beyond photodiodes) as long as the sensor exhibits random-like physical property variations.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages531-534
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509002467
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Mar 2016
EventIEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2015 - Cairo, Egypt
Duration: 6 Dec 20159 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems
Volume2016-March

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2015
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CityCairo
Period6/12/159/12/15

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