PUF key transfer

<!-- START_ABSTRACT --> <p> An integrated-circuit device comprises a physical-unclonable-function (PUF) unit, a secure module, and an interconnect system communicatively coupled to the PUF unit and to the secure module. The device transfers a PUF key from the PUF unit to the secure module, over the interconnect system. In order to do this, the secure module generates a random value. The secure module then sends the random value to the PUF unit. The PUF unit then performs a bitwise XOR operation between the received random value and the PUF key, to generate a masked value. The PUF unit then transfers the masked value over the interconnect system to the secure module. The secure module then unmasks the PUF key by performing a bitwise XOR operation between the received masked value and the random value. </p> <!-- END_ABSTRACT --> <!-- START_TEMPLATE --> <ul> <li> Source: </li> <li> Tags: </li> </ul> <!-- END_TEMPLATE -->