Optically encoded physical keys
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015
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| author | Hounsell, Kyle |
| author2 | James W. Bales. |
| author_facet | James W. Bales. Hounsell, Kyle |
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| description | Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/964552019-04-12T12:51:47Z Optically encoded physical keys Hounsell, Kyle James W. Bales. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 56). Lock based security has been used since the early days of human history. Whenever people have wanted to keep their possessions safe, they have used locks to hinder those who would want to access their belongings against their will. As such, an arms race has ensued, consisting of ever more complex locks, and lock-defeating methods. This thesis is not the first time that optics have been used in locking mechanisms, but it puts forth a robust, versatile, and economical security system employing optics based on the spirit of physical keys. The proposed system uses a physical key with embedded optical fibers routed between optical ports on its surface. The corresponding reader scans the key by sequentially illuminating each port, and observing where the light exits the key. The reader then builds a matrix representing the internal connections of the key, and compares it to each key's unique identifying matrix to determine whether to grant or deny access to the current user. by Kyle Hounsell. M. Eng. 2015-04-08T18:02:08Z 2015-04-08T18:02:08Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96455 905970343 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 56 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Hounsell, Kyle Optically encoded physical keys |
| title | Optically encoded physical keys |
| title_full | Optically encoded physical keys |
| title_fullStr | Optically encoded physical keys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optically encoded physical keys |
| title_short | Optically encoded physical keys |
| title_sort | optically encoded physical keys |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96455 |
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