Verayo Intros 'Unclonable' RFID Chip
Filed in archive RFID by jeff goldman on September 10, 2008

Verayo this week introduced what it calls "the world's first unclonable silicon chip," the Vera X512H RFID chip.
"The core technology that makes these silicon chips unclonable is called Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF)," writes IndustryWeek's Adrienne Selko. "PUF is like a biometrics technology for silicon chips. It extracts a type of 'electronic DNA or fingerprint' that is unique to each silicon chip, and uses it for authentication and security applications. It is effectively impossible to model or copy the electronic DNA in another chip, which makes PUF-based solutions more secure and robust."
"Truth in advertising?" asks Engadget's Tim Stevens. "Hackers worldwide are itching to find out..."
More here from VNUnet ... more here from DailyTech ... more here from Gizmodo ... more here from Slashdot ... and the press release is here.
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