M. Premalatha

Work place: Research Scholar, Dept. of ECE, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India

E-mail: mpremalatha.432@gmail.com

Website: https://orcid.org/10009-0001-2543-2200

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Biography

Mrs. M. Premalatha is pursuing her PhD in IoT from Anurag University. Currently working as Associate Professor in
the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad,
India. Her research area includes IOT, Low Power VLSI and Embedded Systems.

Author Articles
A Novel Quantum-Based Authentication Method for IoT Devices using Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions

By M. Premalatha D. Narendhar Singh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijem.2026.02.05, Pub. Date: 8 Apr. 2026

The Internet of Things (IoT) has ushered in significant advancements in networked technologies, yet it simultaneously raises concerns about the security and privacy of connected devices. Traditional authentication methods based on cryptographic protocols are increasingly vulnerable to attacks as the number of devices grows and attackers develop more sophisticated strategies. In this paper, we propose a novel quantum-based authentication method using Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions (QPUFs) to address the security challenges in IoT devices. Quantum PUFs exploit the inherent quantum properties of devices to generate unique, unclonable responses to challenges, providing a high level of security and resilience against attacks such as cloning, spoofing, and interception. We present the architecture of the proposed quantum authentication system, discuss the challenge-response protocol, and evaluate the system’s performance. Experimental results show that this approach offers strong security guarantees with minimal computational overhead. We Evaluate the Security, Scalability of our approach in simulated adverse IoT environment.

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