To date, physical unclonable functions (PUFs) have been extensively examined, and
are used to distinguishgenuine and counterfeit products. Moreover, they are also
attracting attention as one of themethods to solve the security problems of Internet of
Things (IoT) devices. However, most PUFs arebased on integrated circuit (IC) memory and
use digital modulation for authentication. This studyproposes a new PUF that uses analog
circuits and analog values for authentication. The advantage ofanalog circuits is that
they can handle analog values. Moreover, their characteristics do not changewhen the
surrounding environment is adjusted. Research on analog PUFs that evaluate stable
signalsand DC voltages has been proposed to date. This study uses an astable
multivibrator to analyze PUFsfor unstable signals. For analysis, we examine the
conventional method of calculating the hammingdistance of digital values and the method
using machine learning(ML). Consequently, we were ableto identify individuals with
unsteady signals from analog values when using ML.
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