TY  - EJOU
AU  - Parikh, Chirag Devendrakumar 

TI  - A Compliance-Integrated Hardware Fingerprinting Framework for Secure IoT Device Authentication
T2  - Journal on Internet of Things

PY  - 2026
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SN  - 2579-0080

AB  - Secure IoT ecosystems are based on the notion that device authentication is reputable. Traditional approaches typically use software identifiers or stored cryptographic keys, which can be cloned, copied, or modified by physical access or supply-chain interference. The current paper presents a hardware fingerprinting system that is based on compliance to enhance the strength of the authentication of the IoT device, that is, to connect physical device properties with organized conformity practices. The tool exploits intrinsic electrical and manufacturing differences in parts to produce device-specific fingerprints and compares these fingerprints with compliance processes, including component validation, traceability, and lifecycle records. Through a combination of hardware-level uniqueness and verification procedures based on compliance, the solution enhances the resilience to cloning, unlicensed replacements, and attacks based on identity without relying on cloud-based or centralized infrastructure. The outcome is a hardware-first authentication framework that is practical and improves the trustworthiness across various IoT applications and enables long-term integrity throughout the device lifecycle.
KW  - IoT devices; compliance integration; hardware fingerprinting; manufacturing variability signatures; regulatory compliance in IoT; hardware-based security mechanisms; device identity verification

DO  - 10.32604/jiot.2026.077412