WP1: Exploration

The Exploration work package will search for new ways to physically identify PCs and other commodity hardware. It will focus on standard PCs and handheld devices as they actually exist today and in the foreseeable future. The goal is not to modify components to make them easy to identify; the goal is to find identifiers that are already intrinsic in PCs and mobile devices. WP1 will
  • attempt to read out the uninitialized memory of various GPU types;
  • attempt to read out the uninitialized memory of various CPU types;
  • make a preliminary assessment of the quality of the so obtained
    • data;
  • attempt to find identifying properties of mobile devices such as smart phones that are hard to clone;
  • consider PUFs on FPGAs as potential add-on to resort to if the data above is insufficient.



Last modified: 2012.09.18