W911NF-12-R-0012-03 Human-to-Device (H2D): A Novel Anti-Tampering Mechanism for DOD Applications Driven by Cardiovascular Biometric and Obfuscation (Research Area 5.35. Hardware Assurance)
Abstract
The main objective of this proposal is to explore an innovative anti-tamper technique that can simultaneously restricts access to, prevents reverse engineering, and prevents cloning of electronic devices used in DOD applications. The project contains three main thrust areas: Task 1: Evaluation of ECG-based Keys PI will investigate several key aspects of using ECG to generate keys: identify the ECG features that vary the most among individuals, while varying as little as possible over time. The key generated by ECG should be long enough to prevent brute-force attacks if an adversary attempts to reverse engineer the system. Task 2: Opportunities and Analysis of System Level Obfuscation PI will investigate new approaches for obfuscation at higher levels with specific focus on systems at the PCB level. This task contains the proposed work to define Security Metrics for such obfuscation schemes. Task 3: Overall H2D Security-Cost Tradeoffs and Improvements PI will analyze tradeoffs between security, reliability, and cost for the entire H2D approach using the security metrics defined. For the highest level of security, the key will be generated within the permuting chips (or FPGAs).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1610321
Entities
People
- Domenic Forte
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Florida