CPU-Auth: Device Fingerprinting for Authentication via DVFS Side-Channel

Reported by arXiv cs.CR (Ryan Swift)

Summary by Cyber Security News9 Oct 2026, 06:00 CET

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arXiv:2610.10766v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Lack of effective authentication has resulted in numerous security and privacy breaches, including unauthorized access to protected information, identity theft, and fraud. One approach to mitigating such attacks is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), in which users must provide multiple pieces of information for authentication. Some secondary authentication factors include SMS text verification codes, biometrics, and tokens.

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