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Authentication of Images Extracted from Unclonable Objects

Description

This technology leverages the natural complexity of nanomaterials to generate physical unclonable functions (PUFs) from images to prevent hackers from extracting responses generated for authentication. After image detection, the images can enter the digital space and may be accessible to hackers capable of discovering the responses. This method details instructions to select only a fraction of the image for the purpose of response generation that is only known to the server. Using these instructions, malicious parties cannot easily extract the responses as uncovering where in the image to look has been made highly improbable.

Additional information

Patent number and inventor

10,503,890

Bertrand Cambou and Abolfazl Razi.

Potential applications

This technology is designed for use with cryptographic systems and authentication methods.

Benefits and advantages

This method adds another level of complexity to computing protocols to enhance randomness and reduce the risk of hacking.

Case number and licensing status

2016-029

This innovation is available for licensing.