PUFatt: Embedded platform attestation based on novel processor-based PUFs

Joonho Kong, Farinaz Koushanfar, Praveen K. Pendyala, Ahmad Reza Sadeghi, Christian Wachsmann

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Abstract

Software-based attestation schemes aim at proving the integrity of code and data residing on a platform to a verifying party. However, they do not bind the hardware characteristics to the attestation protocol and are vulnerable to impersonation attacks. We present PUFatt, a new automatable method for linking software-based attestation to intrinsic device characteristics by means of a novel processor-based Physically Unclonable Function, which enables secure timed (and even) remote attestation particularly suitable for embedded and low-cost devices. Our proof-of-concept implementation on FPGA demonstrates the effectiveness, applicability and practicability of the approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDAC 2014 - 51st Design Automation Conference, Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781479930173
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event51st Annual Design Automation Conference, DAC 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 2 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - Design Automation Conference
ISSN (Print)0738-100X

Conference

Conference51st Annual Design Automation Conference, DAC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period2/06/145/06/14

Keywords

  • Attestation
  • Physically Unclonable Function (PUF)

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