Electronics and Telecommunications Trends (전자통신동향분석)

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (한국전자통신연구원)
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Technology Trends in Biometric Cryptosystem Based on Electrocardiogram Signals

심전도(Electrocardiogram) 신호를 이용한 생체암호시스템 기술 동향

  • B.H. Chung ;
  • H.C. Kwon ;
  • J.G. Park
  • 정병호 (지능형네트워크보안연구실) ;
  • 권혁찬 (지능형네트워크보안연구실) ;
  • 박종근 (지능형네트워크보안연구실)
  • Published : 2023.10.01
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Abstract

We investigated technological trends in an electrocardiogram (ECG)-based biometric cryptosystem that uses physiological features of ECG signals to provide personally identifiable cryptographic key generation and authentication services. The following technical details of the cryptosystem were investigated and analyzed: preprocessing of ECG signals, extraction of personally identifiable features, generation of quantified encryption keys from ECG signals, reproduction of ECG encryption keys under time-varying noise, and new security applications based on ECG signals. The cryptosystem can be used as a security technology to protect users from hacking, information leakage, and malfunctioning attacks in wearable/implantable medical devices, wireless body area networks, and mobile healthcare services.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2023년도 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 정보통신기획평가원의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임[No. 2020-0-00447, "안전한 의료·헬스케어 서비스를 위한 커넥티드 의료기기 해킹대응 핵심기술 개발"].

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