Security in the Shell : An Optical Physical Unclonable Function made of Shells of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

LENZINI, Gabriele; Samir, Ouchani; ROENNE, Peter; RYAN, Peter; Geng, Yong; NOH, Junghyun; LAGERWALL, Jan

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Security in the Shell : An Optical Physical Unclonable Function made of Shells of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

LENZINI, Gabriele; Samir, Ouchani; ROENNE, Peter et al.

2017 • In Proc. of the 9th IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security

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Keywords :

PUF; object authentication; Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

Abstract :

[en] We describe the application in security of shells of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals (ChLCs). Such shells have a diameter in the microns range and can be gathered in hundreds in a surface area as small as a nail’s head. Because of their structural properties, a bundle of them reflects light, creating colorful patterns that we argue to be unique and computationally hard to predict. We argue also that the bundle itself is unclonable. These are typical properties of Physically Unclonable Functions, a family to which shells of ChLCs belong too. Herein we discuss their physical and security properties and their potential use in object authentication.

Research center :

Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) > Applied Security and Information Assurance Group (APSIA)

Disciplines :

Electrical & electronics engineering

Author, co-author :

LENZINI, Gabriele ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)

Samir, Ouchani

ROENNE, Peter ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)

RYAN, Peter ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)

Geng, Yong

NOH, Junghyun ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit

LAGERWALL, Jan ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

Security in the Shell : An Optical Physical Unclonable Function made of Shells of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

Publication date :

02 October 2017

Event name :

9th IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security

Event place :

Rennes, France

Event date :

7-9 December

Audience :

International

Main work title :

Proc. of the 9th IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Focus Area :

Security, Reliability and Trust

Name of the research project :

UNIQUE

Funders :

UL - Université de Lorraine

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