Using Efficient TRNGs for PSEUDO Profile in National eID Card

Authors

  • Blerim Rexha University of Prishtina
  • Dren Imeraj University of Prishtina
  • Isak Shabani University of Prishtina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v6i1.8357

Abstract


Applications that requires true random number generator (TRNG), which uses raw analog data generated from any noise source in nature, must convert the source normal distribution to uniform distribution. Many up to date implementations convert the raw analog data into digital data by employing a comparator or a Schmitt trigger. This method wastes a large amount of random input data, lowering the throughput of the TRNG. In new national electronic identity card (eID) beyond the true identity of his bearer and to address the increasing concern of user privacy while doing business in Internet an additional pseudo profile is set. This pseudo profile uses 20-byte random value generated by database server, using a script during personalization process. In this paper, we present a novel algorithm that enables efficient distribution conversion in low power devices. The low memory requirements and efficient processing make it suitable for implementation low power cryptographic devices but also in complex personalization systems. Furthermore, we compare the random data generated by our efficient TRNG vs. those generated by database server.

Author Biographies

Blerim Rexha, University of Prishtina

Associate Professor

Head of Computer Engineering Department

Dren Imeraj, University of Prishtina

Head of Computer Engineering Department

Isak Shabani, University of Prishtina

Professor Asistant

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Published

2018-03-19

How to Cite

Rexha, B., Imeraj, D., & Shabani, I. (2018). Using Efficient TRNGs for PSEUDO Profile in National eID Card. International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES), 6(1), pp. 57–73. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v6i1.8357

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Papers

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