Genetic programming-based pseudorandom number generator for wireless identification and sensing platform

Abstract

The need for security in lightweight devices such as radio frequency identification tags is increasing anda pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) constitutes an essential part of the authentication protocols that providesecurity. The main aim of this research is to produce a lightweight PRNG for cryptographic applications in wirelessidentification and sensing platform family devices, and other related lightweight devices. This PRNG is produced withgenetic programming methods using entropy calculation as the fitness function, and it is tested with the NIST statisticaltest suite. Moreover, it satisfies the requirements of the EPCGen2 standards.