Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device
The counterfeit and stolen information and communication technologies (ICT) devices are an essential and growing problem. Reliable technology for the identification of ICT devices is required to enable blocking of these devices in the network worldwide. Motivated by this challenge, we elaborate on t...
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doaj-b427516d36684d6987dfc7b957d598a52021-04-05T17:08:07ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-01710762610763410.1109/ACCESS.2019.29328048786232Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT DeviceSergey S. Vladimirov0Rustam Pirmagomedov1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-8598Ruslan Kirichek2Andrey Koucheryavy3Department of Communication Networks, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, St. Petersburg, RussiaApplied Mathematics & Communications Technology Institute, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Communication Networks, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, St. Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Communication Networks, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, St. Petersburg, RussiaThe counterfeit and stolen information and communication technologies (ICT) devices are an essential and growing problem. Reliable technology for the identification of ICT devices is required to enable blocking of these devices in the network worldwide. Motivated by this challenge, we elaborate on the idea of using the unique degradation image of flash memory chip (DFMC) as the identifier of the device. This idea is based on the assumption that the distribution of degraded segments in the memory chip is unique enough to provide reliable identification of the device. In this paper, we provide a proof of concept through a hardware experiment. For this experiment, we developed a custom test bed and special software enabling the forced degradation of NOR-flash memory chips. We, then, consider the uniqueness of such identifiers using combination theory and consider practical issues of DFMC implementation, including the initial identification procedure, light dynamic identifiers, and identification using a cross-correlation function and options of dynamic identification. We conclude that using DFMC addresses relevant challenges of ICT devices identification.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8786232/Internet of thingscounterfeitingsystem identificationflash memory cellsphysical identificationcommunication system security |
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Sergey S. Vladimirov Rustam Pirmagomedov Ruslan Kirichek Andrey Koucheryavy Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device IEEE Access Internet of things counterfeiting system identification flash memory cells physical identification communication system security |
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Sergey S. Vladimirov Rustam Pirmagomedov Ruslan Kirichek Andrey Koucheryavy |
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Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device |
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Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device |
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Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device |
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Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device |
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Unique Degradation of Flash Memory as an Identifier of ICT Device |
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unique degradation of flash memory as an identifier of ict device |
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The counterfeit and stolen information and communication technologies (ICT) devices are an essential and growing problem. Reliable technology for the identification of ICT devices is required to enable blocking of these devices in the network worldwide. Motivated by this challenge, we elaborate on the idea of using the unique degradation image of flash memory chip (DFMC) as the identifier of the device. This idea is based on the assumption that the distribution of degraded segments in the memory chip is unique enough to provide reliable identification of the device. In this paper, we provide a proof of concept through a hardware experiment. For this experiment, we developed a custom test bed and special software enabling the forced degradation of NOR-flash memory chips. We, then, consider the uniqueness of such identifiers using combination theory and consider practical issues of DFMC implementation, including the initial identification procedure, light dynamic identifiers, and identification using a cross-correlation function and options of dynamic identification. We conclude that using DFMC addresses relevant challenges of ICT devices identification. |
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Internet of things counterfeiting system identification flash memory cells physical identification communication system security |
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