View source for US Patent Application 17718576. APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION KEY simplified abstract

=APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION KEY=


==Inventors==

[[Dongxu Ma of Kitchener (CA)]]


[[Mikhail Kazaev of Waterloo (CA)]]


[[Zhijun Mo of Waterloo (CA)]]


==APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION KEY - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


*This abstract for appeared for patent application  number 17718576 Titled 'APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION KEY'

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes methods and devices for creating and using a physical unclonable function (PUF) key. It involves reading a unique identifier from a hardware source and selecting a specific PUF method based on the type of hardware source. The PUF key is then generated using the selected method.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

There is described methods and devices for generating and utilizing a physical unclonable function (PUF) key. A hardware source is read to obtain a hardware output of a unique identifier of the hardware source. One of a plurality of hardware PUF methods is selected, each of the plurality of hardware PUF methods adapted to a respective hardware source type. The PUF key is generated from the hardware output using the selected hardware PUF method.