Easy-to-Build Arbiter Physical Unclonable Function with Enhanced Challenge/Response Set

Dinesh Ganta and Leyla Nazhandali
Virginia Tech


Abstract

Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) are novel chip identifiers with an extensive array of uses in security applications. In this paper, we propose a novel PUF that has exponentially large Challenge/Response ($C/R$) space in a given area, while being resistant to modeling attacks at the same time. We name this design S-ArbRO PUF. We study the variability of the proposed PUF and its reliability to temperature variations. In addition, we perform a modeling attack on the PUF to get an insight into its resistance to modeling.