Antitamper Technology for Missile Defense

Verayo, Inc. (formerly PUFCO, Inc.) proposes to investigate the application of breakthrough Physical Unclonable Function (“PUF”) technology to generate unique digital identifiers to protect against counterfeiting, system reconfiguration, or unauthorized access and which could be used for verification and protection of Confidential Program Information (CPI). The overall objective is to develop a conceptual model for a PUF-based unique identification technology that is secure, robust, safe, low power, low-cost, and flexible enough to seamlessly integrate with BMDS weapons programs and manufacturing processes common to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) semiconductor devices (FPGAs & ASICs). The Phase I project will present not only a conceptual framework, but also an actual demonstration of the proposed approach and PUF technology in an FPGA test board. Additionally, the project will explore targeted potential performance and security enhancements to state-of-the-art technology that Verayo, based on the investigation in this Phase I project, would recommended pursuing in a structured Phase II program to increase the overall technology readiness levels (TRL) of unique identification solutions using PUF technology. Verayo will collaborate with a large-scale DoD Prime contractor in this effort who brings to the project extensive anti-tamper and security expertise and will assist in defining candidate test platforms and devices in a potential Phase II effort.