Balinsky, H.;Liqun Chen;Harrison, K.;McDonnell, E.
(2009) Information Security Theory and Practice. Smart Devices, Pervasive Systems, and Ubiquitous Networks. Third IFIP WG11.2 International Workshop, WISTP 2009 — Location: Brussels, Belgium (1.September.2009)
We propose a new hardware and software solution for anticounterfeiting that puts product authentication directly into the hands of end-users, enabling them to be confident of the authenticity of a product regardless of the integrity of the distribution chain. This is made possible by a new type of tamper-resistant hardware chip, called "memory spot", which has a unique combination of small size, very fast on-air data rate, relatively large memory, and integrated security features, in conjunction with a novel authentication protocol. In addition, the low cost of these new chips makes our proposed solution even more compelling than possible alternatives. Example applications include pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting, asset tracking, secure-ID, brand protection and warranty fraud prevention. We will take pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting as an example to explain our solution. A prototype system has been built to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed system.
Balinsky, H., Liqun Chen, Harrison, K., & McDonnell, E. (2009). Anti-counterfeiting using memory spots. In Markowitch, O.; Bilas, A.; Hoepman, J.-H.; Mitchell, C.J.; Quisquater, J.-J.; (ed.), Information Security Theory and Practice. Smart Devices, Pervasive Systems, and Ubiquitous Networks. Third IFIP WG11.2 International Workshop, WISTP 2009 (p. p. 52-67). Springer verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03944-7_5