Figure 5:
A decentralized “ledger” composed of several certificate authority (CA) nodes (denoted with the black dot •). Each CA node keeps a local database for the chip ID enrollment and verification, in which the detailed information like marking, ECID, PCB ID (PID), system ID (SID), transaction time and stage of an electronic component are stored. Upon the deployment, this CA network can serve for mutual authentication with each other, and provide verification service to different electronics supply chain participants.
