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Identity is the foundation of zero trust, and as we move toward digital transformation and a hyper-connected society, protecting identity becomes a critical challenge. Therefore, the safest way to secure an identity is not to inject it externally, but to make it an inherent characteristic, such as biometric information. This is why 'PUF', also known as 'semiconductor fingerprint', is becoming increasingly important.
▲Justin said "ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most reliable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
Justin J. LEE, CEO of ICTK Holdings, said, "In order to secure identity in an environment where everything is connected, each chip must have its own unique characteristics that are not duplicated and do not change. That technology is PUF, and ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most stable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
"ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most stable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
Bringing VIA PUF to Global IT Security IP Companies
PUF is a Cryptographic Primitive Technology that generates unique identifiers with uniqueness and randomness by using valid process deviations generated during the manufacturing process of semiconductor chips, which was started in 2001 and commercialized in 2006.
However, since the ID of the semiconductor generated by this method can change due to the effects of temperature, humidity, etc., a method to compensate for this was added to ensure the uniqueness of the generated random number. Since this method relies on error correction codes and helper data, it was difficult to expect it to function as an ID, which is an unchanging value. In addition, due to the bias of random numbers in the ultra-fine process of semiconductors (a few nanometers), this technology is becoming more difficult to have a value as an ID.
In Korea, Professors Kim Dong-kyu and Choi Byung-duk of Hanyang University have developed an indigenous PUF technology that can generate perfect random numbers in a semiconductor chip that is not affected by the external environment without correcting the ID value. They designed an effective process deviation by changing the size of the VIA hole, a passive element in the semiconductor, and demonstrated the idea of VIA PUF technology, which generates a unique and randomized ID like a fingerprint for each semiconductor chip.
ICTK, which was engaged in the smart card authentication business, was interested in PUF technology to increase smart card security through a safe security chip and started investing in the commercialization of VIA PUF in 2011 through industry-academia cooperation with Hanyang University. In 2014, ICTK established the Security SOC R&D Center with Hanyang University and succeeded in developing Draco, a prototype security chip based on VIA PUF, through a Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy project.
In 2016, ICTK Holdings succeeded in mass-producing PUF-based security chips, securing the quality and mass-producibility of the idea to the level of actual commercialized products, and started full-scale business. ICTK Holdings achieved achievements such as being selected as a leading point of trust (RoT) company in the Global Semiconductor Association (GSA) IoT Security Working Group, registering GSA ICTK PUF technology, supplying PUF-based security platforms to China's Haier, issuing AWS ICTK Wi-Fi module security certificates, and officially registering PUF security technology with ISO (ISO 20897).
In recognition of this technology, we signed a VIA PUF promotion partnership with Rambus, the world's largest security IP company, and beat global security chip competitors worth billions of trillions of won contracts with a global IT company based in Seattle, USA, and a global IT device manufacturer based in California to supply PUF security chips to various IT and entertainment devices and cloud systems.
In Korea, we are utilizing PUF-based security chip technology with telecommunication companies, and in particular, LG U+ is applying PUF and quantum resistant encryption (PQC) to wireless routers and intelligent CCTVs to further enhance security.
Developing advanced technologies with 'pride'
ICTK Holdings' achievements did not come easily. In 2017, ICTK spun off its PUF division to establish ICTK Holdings to focus on the PUF business, and later sold ICTK's flagship smart card authentication business and invested all of its resources in PUF development. The company has also attracted investments from various organizations and companies, with a cumulative investment of 30 billion won to date.
Mr. Lee, a former venture capitalist and technology startup expert, joined ICTK in 2012 after seeing the value of VIA PUF's global expansion, and has been continuously leading investment and creating opportunities for technology advancement by partnering with various companies and organizations at home and abroad.
"When we first started, we planned to provide IP services for VIA PUF, but there was no precedent for VIA PUF technology globally, so ICTK had to verify its stability before we could sell it, so we went through a lot of trial and error by making and supplying commercially viable chips ourselves. Through this process, we advanced our technology and achieved results step by step. Our efforts over the past 12 years have paid off one by one, and we have received requests from global companies."
ICTK Holdings was able to develop and commercialize VIA PUF technology, which even the world's leading semiconductor companies failed to do, only because of 'people'. According to Mr. Lee, it is thanks to the employees who worked hard to develop and upgrade the technology so that they could compete with global technology companies and win, and the investors who supported the growth of ICTK Holdings without giving up halfway.
"We have been able to focus on developing VIA PUF technology for 12 years because the members of ICTK Holdings and our investors have all done their best in their respective jobs. ICTK Holdings members and investors are proud to have developed and succeeded in creating the world's only VIA PUF technology. It is rewarding to know that we are making people's daily lives safer by supplying security chips optimized for the rapidly changing IoT environment."
"The members and investors of ICTK Holdings are proud of our success in developing the world's only VIA PUF technology. It is rewarding to know that we are making people's daily lives safer by supplying optimal security chips for the rapidly changing IoT environment."
Growing into a security powerhouse through an indigenous company with cutting-edge technology
The applications for VIA PUF are endless. VIA PUFs can be used anywhere hardware-based authentication is required. In addition to the already commercialized intelligent CCTV, wireless routers, and remote meter reading systems, it is installed in various devices such as robots, drones, smart cards, and mobile phones, and is also applied to systems in various fields such as personal authentication, cloud, access control gates, and unmanned payment systems.
It is also used as an important technology to prepare for a quantum computing society. There are warnings about the security threats of quantum computing, such as attackers' "collect now, decrypt later" (SNDL) behavior, which means that attackers collect encrypted data now and decrypt it later with quantum computing technology to obtain a large amount of confidential information.
To prepare for such attacks, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is drafting a standard for PQC this year, with plans to convert all existing asymmetric key systems to PQC within the next decade. When the PQC algorithm runs on a PUF security chip, the algorithm and key are fully protected.
In the case of QKD, there is no authentication factor in the intermediary communication, which makes it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, but VIA PUF solves this problem by enabling authenticated device-to-device communication. In the case of QRNG, the random number generated by the quantum random number generator must be stored to be used as an ID, but there is no point in using random numbers if the storage space is not secure. It is proposed to protect it in a safe memory space protected by VIA PUF's Secure Memory.
"Security applied to infrastructure is very difficult to change for at least 10 years. In a hyper-connected society, more attacks and damages are expected to occur with the commercialization of quantum computers, and we need to take an active security strategy, and even the best security technology can be useless if the infrastructure is not secured." "We need to invest in the safest security technology now to protect our infrastructure for the next 10 years," said Lee.
"We are a telecommunications powerhouse, but when it comes to security, we are not. We need to protect our cybersecurity and the safety of our citizens by utilizing indigenous technologies that have the capability to lead the global technology market." "We hope to verify the technical capabilities of Korean security companies, apply them to various fields, and share best practices to help them grow into global security companies, and ultimately help Korea become a global security powerhouse."
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[Datanet]
Identity is the foundation of zero trust, and as we move toward digital transformation and a hyper-connected society, protecting identity becomes a critical challenge. Therefore, the safest way to secure an identity is not to inject it externally, but to make it an inherent characteristic, such as biometric information. This is why 'PUF', also known as 'semiconductor fingerprint', is becoming increasingly important.
▲Justin said "ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most reliable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
Justin J. LEE, CEO of ICTK Holdings, said, "In order to secure identity in an environment where everything is connected, each chip must have its own unique characteristics that are not duplicated and do not change. That technology is PUF, and ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most stable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
"ICTK Holdings is the only company that has commercialized VIA PUF technology, which is the most stable technology currently available. With this technology, we are proving our IoT security technology by collaborating with leading IT companies not only in Korea but also overseas."
Bringing VIA PUF to Global IT Security IP Companies
PUF is a Cryptographic Primitive Technology that generates unique identifiers with uniqueness and randomness by using valid process deviations generated during the manufacturing process of semiconductor chips, which was started in 2001 and commercialized in 2006.
However, since the ID of the semiconductor generated by this method can change due to the effects of temperature, humidity, etc., a method to compensate for this was added to ensure the uniqueness of the generated random number. Since this method relies on error correction codes and helper data, it was difficult to expect it to function as an ID, which is an unchanging value. In addition, due to the bias of random numbers in the ultra-fine process of semiconductors (a few nanometers), this technology is becoming more difficult to have a value as an ID.
In Korea, Professors Kim Dong-kyu and Choi Byung-duk of Hanyang University have developed an indigenous PUF technology that can generate perfect random numbers in a semiconductor chip that is not affected by the external environment without correcting the ID value. They designed an effective process deviation by changing the size of the VIA hole, a passive element in the semiconductor, and demonstrated the idea of VIA PUF technology, which generates a unique and randomized ID like a fingerprint for each semiconductor chip.
ICTK, which was engaged in the smart card authentication business, was interested in PUF technology to increase smart card security through a safe security chip and started investing in the commercialization of VIA PUF in 2011 through industry-academia cooperation with Hanyang University. In 2014, ICTK established the Security SOC R&D Center with Hanyang University and succeeded in developing Draco, a prototype security chip based on VIA PUF, through a Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy project.
In 2016, ICTK Holdings succeeded in mass-producing PUF-based security chips, securing the quality and mass-producibility of the idea to the level of actual commercialized products, and started full-scale business. ICTK Holdings achieved achievements such as being selected as a leading point of trust (RoT) company in the Global Semiconductor Association (GSA) IoT Security Working Group, registering GSA ICTK PUF technology, supplying PUF-based security platforms to China's Haier, issuing AWS ICTK Wi-Fi module security certificates, and officially registering PUF security technology with ISO (ISO 20897).
In recognition of this technology, we signed a VIA PUF promotion partnership with Rambus, the world's largest security IP company, and beat global security chip competitors worth billions of trillions of won contracts with a global IT company based in Seattle, USA, and a global IT device manufacturer based in California to supply PUF security chips to various IT and entertainment devices and cloud systems.
In Korea, we are utilizing PUF-based security chip technology with telecommunication companies, and in particular, LG U+ is applying PUF and quantum resistant encryption (PQC) to wireless routers and intelligent CCTVs to further enhance security.
Developing advanced technologies with 'pride'
ICTK Holdings' achievements did not come easily. In 2017, ICTK spun off its PUF division to establish ICTK Holdings to focus on the PUF business, and later sold ICTK's flagship smart card authentication business and invested all of its resources in PUF development. The company has also attracted investments from various organizations and companies, with a cumulative investment of 30 billion won to date.
Mr. Lee, a former venture capitalist and technology startup expert, joined ICTK in 2012 after seeing the value of VIA PUF's global expansion, and has been continuously leading investment and creating opportunities for technology advancement by partnering with various companies and organizations at home and abroad.
"When we first started, we planned to provide IP services for VIA PUF, but there was no precedent for VIA PUF technology globally, so ICTK had to verify its stability before we could sell it, so we went through a lot of trial and error by making and supplying commercially viable chips ourselves. Through this process, we advanced our technology and achieved results step by step. Our efforts over the past 12 years have paid off one by one, and we have received requests from global companies."
ICTK Holdings was able to develop and commercialize VIA PUF technology, which even the world's leading semiconductor companies failed to do, only because of 'people'. According to Mr. Lee, it is thanks to the employees who worked hard to develop and upgrade the technology so that they could compete with global technology companies and win, and the investors who supported the growth of ICTK Holdings without giving up halfway.
"We have been able to focus on developing VIA PUF technology for 12 years because the members of ICTK Holdings and our investors have all done their best in their respective jobs. ICTK Holdings members and investors are proud to have developed and succeeded in creating the world's only VIA PUF technology. It is rewarding to know that we are making people's daily lives safer by supplying security chips optimized for the rapidly changing IoT environment."
"The members and investors of ICTK Holdings are proud of our success in developing the world's only VIA PUF technology. It is rewarding to know that we are making people's daily lives safer by supplying optimal security chips for the rapidly changing IoT environment."
Growing into a security powerhouse through an indigenous company with cutting-edge technology
The applications for VIA PUF are endless. VIA PUFs can be used anywhere hardware-based authentication is required. In addition to the already commercialized intelligent CCTV, wireless routers, and remote meter reading systems, it is installed in various devices such as robots, drones, smart cards, and mobile phones, and is also applied to systems in various fields such as personal authentication, cloud, access control gates, and unmanned payment systems.
It is also used as an important technology to prepare for a quantum computing society. There are warnings about the security threats of quantum computing, such as attackers' "collect now, decrypt later" (SNDL) behavior, which means that attackers collect encrypted data now and decrypt it later with quantum computing technology to obtain a large amount of confidential information.
To prepare for such attacks, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is drafting a standard for PQC this year, with plans to convert all existing asymmetric key systems to PQC within the next decade. When the PQC algorithm runs on a PUF security chip, the algorithm and key are fully protected.
In the case of QKD, there is no authentication factor in the intermediary communication, which makes it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, but VIA PUF solves this problem by enabling authenticated device-to-device communication. In the case of QRNG, the random number generated by the quantum random number generator must be stored to be used as an ID, but there is no point in using random numbers if the storage space is not secure. It is proposed to protect it in a safe memory space protected by VIA PUF's Secure Memory.
"Security applied to infrastructure is very difficult to change for at least 10 years. In a hyper-connected society, more attacks and damages are expected to occur with the commercialization of quantum computers, and we need to take an active security strategy, and even the best security technology can be useless if the infrastructure is not secured." "We need to invest in the safest security technology now to protect our infrastructure for the next 10 years," said Lee.
"We are a telecommunications powerhouse, but when it comes to security, we are not. We need to protect our cybersecurity and the safety of our citizens by utilizing indigenous technologies that have the capability to lead the global technology market." "We hope to verify the technical capabilities of Korean security companies, apply them to various fields, and share best practices to help them grow into global security companies, and ultimately help Korea become a global security powerhouse."
To read more:
http://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=79373