METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATION OF SECRET KEY

• US 20130202108A1
• Filed: 08/27/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: KAO, Shih-Wei, MA, Tien-Yen
• Application Number:
  US13/595,867
• Publication Number:
  US 20130202108A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0869 involving random numbers or seeds

Abstract

A method and a device for generation of a secret key are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a device for generation of a secret key. The device for generation of a secret key includes a motion sensor, a storage unit and a control unit. The motion sensor is configured to sense a motion of the device in a three-dimensional space and generate a motion sensing signal. The storage unit is configured to store the motion sensing signal. The control unit is electrically coupled to the motion sensor and the storage unit, and configured to generate a secret key by the motion sensing signal.

Claims

1. A device for generation of a secret key, comprising

a motion sensor, configured to sense a motion of the device in a three-dimensional space and generate a motion sensing signal;

a storage unit, configured to store the motion sensing signal; and

a control unit, electrically coupled to the motion sensor and the storage unit, and configured to generate a secret key by the motion sensing signal.

2. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an input interface, electrically coupled to the control unit, and configured to receive an instruction inputted by a user to start or stop sensing the motion of the device by the motion sensor;

an output interface, electrically coupled to the control unit, and configured to output the secret key generated by the control unit; and

a communication interface, electrically coupled to the control unit, and configured to transmit the secret key to a remote device.

3. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises:

an X-axis accelerometer, configured to measure an X-axis acceleration of the device along the X-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

a Y-axis accelerometer, configured to measure a Y-axis acceleration of the device along the Y-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

a Z-axis accelerometer, configured to measure a Z-axis acceleration of the device along the Z-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

a pitch gyroscope, configured to measure a pitch angular velocity of the device along the X-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

a roll gyroscope, configured to measure a roll angular velocity of the device along the Y-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates; and

a yaw gyroscope, configured to measure a yaw angular velocity of the device along the Z-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates.

4. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises:

a camera, configured to measure a relative motion between the device and surrounding objects or reference images, and calculate a speed or an acceleration of N degrees of freedom of the device in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, wherein N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

5. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion sensor comprises:

a sonar, configured to measure a relative motion between the device and surrounding objects or reference points, and calculating a speed or an acceleration of N degrees of freedom of the device in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, wherein N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

6. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit further performs the steps as follows:

searching features of the motion sensing signal according to a bit operation look-up table to generate a bit stream;

attaching the bit stream to a random seed; and

using the random seed in a one-way function calculation to generate the secret key,

wherein the motion sensing signal is a sensing data of N input axes corresponding to time, and N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

7. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 6, wherein the motion sensing signal is processed by a DC remove and a curve smoother.

8. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 6, wherein the random seed consists of N bits, and N is a natural number which is greater than 0.

9. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first bit of the random seed is derived according to a predetermined initial reference bit.

10. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 6, wherein the secret key generated by the control unit via the one-way function calculation is a specific-length bit stream.

11. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 6, wherein the secret key consists of N bits, and N is a natural number which is greater than 0.

12. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 2, wherein the communication interface uses wired and wireless communications technology.

13. The device for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device is a hand-held mobile device.

14. A method for generation of a secret key, comprising

sensing, by a motion sensor, a motion of a device in a three-dimensional space and generating a motion sensing signal;

storing, by a storage unit, the motion sensing signal; and

generating, by a control unit, a secret key by transferring the motion sensing signal.

15. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, by an input interface, an instruction inputted by a user to start or stop sensing the motion of the device by the motion sensor;

outputting, by an output interface, the secret key generated by the control unit; and

transmitting, by a communication interface, the secret key to a remote device.

16. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, wherein the motion sensor further comprises an X-axis accelerometer, a Y-axis accelerometer, a Z-axis accelerometer, a pitch gyroscope, a roll gyroscope and a yaw gyroscope, the method further comprising:

measuring, by the X-axis accelerometer, an X-axis acceleration of the device along the X-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

measuring, by the Y-axis accelerometer, a Y-axis acceleration of the device along the Y-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

measuring, by the Z-axis accelerometer, a Z-axis acceleration of the device along the Z-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

measuring, by the pitch gyroscope, a pitch angular velocity of the device along the X-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;

measuring, by the roll gyroscope, a roll angular velocity of the device along the Y-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates; and

measuring, by the yaw gyroscope, a yaw angular velocity of the device along the Z-axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates.

17. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, wherein the motion sensor further comprises a camera, the method further comprising:

measuring, by the camera, a relative motion between the device and surrounding objects or reference images, and calculating a speed or an acceleration of N degrees of freedom of the device in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, wherein N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

18. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, wherein the motion sensor further comprises a sonar, the method further comprising:

measuring, by the sonar, a relative motion between the device and surrounding objects or reference points, and calculating a speed or an acceleration of N degrees of freedom of the device in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, wherein N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

19. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

searching, by the control unit, features of the motion sensing signal according to a bit operation look-up table to generate a bit stream;

attaching, by the control unit, the bit stream to a random seed; and

using, by the control unit, the random seed to a one-way function calculation to generate the secret key,

wherein the motion sensing signal is a sensing data of N input axes corresponding to time, and N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 6.

20. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:

processing, by the control unit, the motion sensing signal via a DC remove and a curve smoother.

21. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 19, wherein the random seed consists of N bits, and N is a natural number which is greater than 0.

22. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 19, wherein a first bit of the random seed is derived according to a predetermined initial reference bit.

23. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 19, wherein the secret key generated by the control unit via the one-way function calculation is a specific-length bit stream.

24. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 19, wherein the secret key consists of N bits, and N is a natural number which is greater than 0.

25. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 15, wherein the communication interface uses wired and wireless communications technology.

26. The method for generation of a secret key as claimed in claim 14, wherein the device is a hand-held mobile device.