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%  revised  front.tex  2011-09-02  Mark Senn  http://engineering.purdue.edu/~mark
%  created  front.tex  2003-06-02  Mark Senn  http://engineering.purdue.edu/~mark
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%      PU     ``A Manual for the Preparation of Graduate Theses'',
%             The Graduate School, Purdue University, 1996.
%      TCMOS  The Chicago Manual of Style, Edition 14.
%      WNNCD  Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary.
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  % Dedication page is optional.
  % A name and often a message in tribute to a person or cause.
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\begin{acknowledgments}
A lot of people have had an impact in my life, both academic and personal. I wish to thank all of you 
that have influenced it in a positive way.

I would like to especially thank Professor Elisa Bertino. She took a risk on me as a freshmen and allowed 
me to get into research. I have greatly enjoyed learning and growing under her direction these past few 
years. Without such a great mentor, I don't think I would be where I am today.

Michael Kirkpatrick also deserves a lot of thanks. He helped guide some of my initial work with PUF devices,
pointing out things I missed and helping me mature as a researcher. His lessons were invaluable, not
only about the research topic themselves, but also about how research is done.

Sypris Electronics and its staff were also an invaluable asset to have during my course of study as well. They
funded many of the projects that I worked on as well as made engineers available to help me learn and move
forward with my work.

Finally, my parents deserve a special thanks. Without the wonderful upbringing and strong sense of values 
they instilled in me, none of this would have been possible. I love you Mom and Dad, thanks for pushing
me.

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%  $m$& mass\cr
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\begin{abbreviations}
  PUF& Physically Unclonable Function\cr
  PEAR& Physically Enhanced Authentication Ring\cr
  ROK& Read Once Key\cr
  RS& Reed-Solomon Codes\cr
  ZKPK& Zero Knowledge Proof of Knowledge
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%  Alanine& 2-Aminopropanoic acid\cr
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%	Physical System& A system that interacts with the physical world or has some sort of hardware component to it (e.g. not a pure software implementation)\cr
%  chick& female, usually young\cr
%  dude& male, usually young\cr
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  % Abstract is required.
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\begin{abstract}
Physical systems are becoming increasingly
computationally powerful as faster microprocessors are installed. This allows many types of applications
and functionality to be implemented. Much of the security risk has to do with confirming the device as an authentic 
device. This risk can be mitigated using a technology
known as Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs). PUFs use the intrinsic differences in hardware behavior to produce a 
random function that is unique to that hardware instance. When combined with existing cryptographic techniques,
these PUFs enable many different types of applications, such
as read once keys, secure communications, and secure smart grids.
\end{abstract}