“…Over the last decade, extensive research has been conducted in areas of PUF-based authentication or AKE under various settings (e.g., IoT, RFID, smart meter system, and smart grid) [1], [5], [6], [8], [11], [12], [17], [18], [24], [25], [27], [29]- [32], [37], [39], [44], [45]. A PUF has been applied in an RFID authentication for enhancing security and efficiency.…”