Robust Authentication: Leveraging Hardware Fingerprints and AI to Enhance Security Against Spoofing
K. Nimmy, Kurunandan Jain, Sharma Sachin, P A Abekaesh, Parv Venkitasubramaniam · IEEE Access · 2025
Fingerprint authentication blends biometric precision with user convenience, leveraging unique ridge patterns for fast, reliable, and tamper-resistant identity verification. However, it remains vulnerable to spoofing attacks, where adversaries create synthetic fingerprints using materials like gelatin. To mitigate this, multi-factor authentication (MFA) enhances security by verifying both the fingerprint and the user’s device, restricting access to authorized hardware and complicating attacks. Although Photo Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU) has been explored for device authentication, its reliability diminishes under varying lighting conditions. To address this, we propose an AI-driven approach to generate robust hardware fingerprints from fingerprint scanners, enabling high-accuracy device identification. Our method, trained on 2,000 fingerprint images from 10 scanners, achieves an impressive 98% accuracy in identifying the source scanner. By integrating fingerprint biometrics, hardware fingerprints, and passwords, our novel MFA protocol significantly enhances security against spoofing and forgery attacks. Through security analysis, we demonstrate its effectiveness in preventing unauthorized access. Finally, we validate our authentication framework using an AI-powered binary classifier model, showcasing its practicality for real-world security applications.