PFI

The PFI project aims to develop a new generation of security solutions for web-based communication protocols, utilizing low power non-silicon based memories, advanced error recovery techniques and artificial intelligence. The proposed approach departs from pure-software based cryptographic methods, providing a hybrid solution that leverages the fabrication variability of electronic devices and advanced error correction methods. The project has significant scientific and socioeconomic impact, opening up new research opportunities and enhancing security solutions in various domains. The proposed security module offers full security against physical hijacking by novel key storage, and employs ultra-low power memories to be secure against side channel attacks. A novel error correction mechanism using ternary state logic, artificial intelligence and modern coding theory resolves the problem of key generation mismatch and helps more robustly secure systems.

Ali Pour, Amir and Afghah, Fatemeh and Hely, David and Beroulle, Vincent and Natale, Giorgio Di and Korenda, Ashwija Reddy and Cambou, Bertrand "Helper Data Masking for Physically Unclonable Function-Based Key Generation Algorithms" IEEE Access , v.10 , 2022 https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3165284

Cambou, Bertrand and Afghah, Fatemeh and Assiri, Sareh and Korenda, Ashwija "Error correcting schemes for keyless encryption" US patent (pending) , v.US20220, 2022

Ali Pour, Amir and Hely, David and Beroulle, Vincent and Di Natale, Giorgio "Secure PUF-based Authentication and Key Exchange Protocol using Machine Learning" IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI 2022), 2022

Korenda, Ashwija Reddy and Afghah, Fatemeh and Razi, Abolfazl and Cambou, Bertrand and Begay, Taylor "Fuzzy Key Generator Design using ReRAM-Based Physically Unclonable Functions" 2021 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), 2021 https://doi.org/10.1109/PAINE54418.2021.9707714

Korenda, Ashwija Reddy and Assiri, Sareh and Afghah, Fatemeh and Cambou, Bertrand "An Error Correction Approach to Memristors PUF-based Key Encapsulation" 2021 IEEE International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (COINS), 2021 https://doi.org/10.1109/COINS51742.2021.9524282

Mohammadinodoushan, Mohammad and Cambou, Bertrand and Afghah, Fatemeh and Philabaum, Christopher Robert and Burke, Ian "Reliable, Secure, and Efficient Hardware Implementation of Password Manager System Using SRAM PUF" IEEE Access, v.9, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3129499

PFI was funded by the National Science Foundation Award #2204502.