  In the contemporary security landscape, the incorporation of photonics has
emerged as a transformative force, unlocking a spectrum of possibilities to
enhance the resilience and effectiveness of security primitives. This
integration represents more than a mere technological augmentation; it
signifies a paradigm shift towards innovative approaches capable of delivering
security primitives with key properties for low-power systems. This not only
augments the robustness of security frameworks, but also paves the way for
novel strategies that adapt to the evolving challenges of the digital age. This
paper discusses the security layers and related services that will be
developed, modeled, and evaluated within the Horizon Europe NEUROPULS project.
These layers will exploit novel implementations for security primitives based
on physical unclonable functions (PUFs) using integrated photonics technology.
Their objective is to provide a series of services to support the secure
operation of a neuromorphic photonic accelerator for edge computing
applications.
