An Evaluation of ECG Use in Cryptography for Implantable Medical Devices and Body Area Networks

This course evaluates the use of Electrocardiograph (ECG) signals in cryptography for implantable medical devices and body area networks. The learning outcomes include understanding the security assumptions of authentication protocols using ECG signals and the potential risks when these assumptions are not met. The course teaches skills in analyzing the reliability of extracting randomness from ECG signals and obtaining random bits from them. The teaching method involves a presentation discussing the security analysis of the H2H protocol and preliminary experimentation on remotely observing ECG signals. The intended audience for this course includes researchers, practitioners, and professionals in the fields of health technology, cryptography, and medical device security.