In the contemporary security landscape, the incorporation of photonics has emerged as a transformative force, unlocking a spectrum of possibilities to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of security primitives. This integration represents more than a mere technological augmentation; it signifies a paradigm shift towards innovative approaches capable of delivering security primitives with key properties for low-power systems. This not only augments the robustness of security frameworks, but also paves the way for novel strategies that adapt to the evolving challenges of the digital age. This paper discusses the security layers and related services that will be developed, modeled, and evaluated within the Horizon Europe NEUROPULS project. These layers will exploit novel implementations for security primitives based on physical unclonable functions (PUFs) using integrated photonics technology. Their objective is to provide a series of services to support the secure operation of a neuromorphic photonic accelerator for edge computing applications.

翻译：在当代安全格局中，光子学的融入已成为一股变革力量，解锁了一系列增强安全基元韧性与效能的可能。这种整合不仅仅是技术层面的提升，更标志着一种范式转变，即走向能够为低功耗系统提供关键属性安全基元的创新方法。这不仅增强了安全框架的稳健性，也为适应数字时代不断演变的挑战开辟了新的策略。本文讨论了将在Horizon Europe NEUROPULS项目中开发、建模与评估的安全层及相关服务。这些安全层将利用基于集成光子学技术的物理不可克隆函数（PUF）来开发新型安全基元实现方案。其目标是为边缘计算应用中的神经形态光子加速器提供一系列安全运行支持服务。