device-fingerprinting-pro 2.1.4

Production-ready hardware device fingerprinting with post-quantum cryptography and ML-based anomaly detection

Device Fingerprinting Pro

A Python library for hardware-based device fingerprinting with anomaly detection. Generates stable device identifiers from hardware characteristics, provides encrypted storage, and detects anomalous system behavior.

📚 Full Documentation: For complete documentation with interactive diagrams and detailed examples, visit the GitHub Repository

Overview

Device Fingerprinting Pro provides production-ready tools for:

• Hardware Fingerprinting: Generate unique, stable device identifiers
• Cryptographic Security: AES-GCM encryption with SHA3-512 hashing
• Anomaly Detection: ML-based detection of suspicious system behavior
• Secure Storage: Encrypted key-value store with OS keyring integration
• Cross-Platform: Windows, macOS, and Linux support

Quick Start

Installation

# Basic installation
pip install device-fingerprinting-pro

# With post-quantum cryptography
pip install device-fingerprinting-pro[pqc]

# With cloud storage support
pip install device-fingerprinting-pro[cloud]

# Full installation
pip install device-fingerprinting-pro[pqc,cloud,dev]

Basic Usage

from device_fingerprinting.production_fingerprint import ProductionFingerprintGenerator

# Generate device fingerprint
generator = ProductionFingerprintGenerator()
fingerprint_data = generator.generate_fingerprint()

print(f"Fingerprint: {fingerprint_data['fingerprint_hash']}")
print(f"Platform: {fingerprint_data['system_info']['platform']}")
print(f"CPU: {fingerprint_data['hardware_info']['cpu_model']}")

Output:

{
    'fingerprint_hash': 'sha3_512_hash_value...',
    'hardware_info': {
        'cpu_model': 'Intel Core i7-9750H',
        'cpu_cores': 6,
        'mac_addresses': ['00:1B:44:11:3A:B7'],
        'disk_serials': ['S3Z3NY0M123456']
    },
    'system_info': {
        'platform': 'Windows-10-...',
        'python_version': '3.11.0'
    }
}

Core Features

1. Device Fingerprinting

Generate stable, unique device identifiers from hardware characteristics:

• Data Sources: CPU model, MAC addresses, disk serials, OS details
• Hash Algorithm: SHA3-512 (quantum-resistant)
• Properties: Stable across reboots, deterministic, collision-resistant

Process Flow:

Hardware Data → Normalization → Sorting → SHA3-512 → Fingerprint Hash

2. Secure Storage

Encrypted key-value storage with OS keyring integration:

from device_fingerprinting.secure_storage import SecureStorage

# Initialize storage
storage = SecureStorage(
    storage_path="./secure_data",
    service_name="my_app",
    username="device_001"
)

# Store encrypted data
storage.set_item("api_key", "secret_value")
api_key = storage.get_item("api_key")

# List and delete
keys = storage.list_keys()
storage.delete_item("api_key")

Security Features:

• AES-GCM authenticated encryption
• Scrypt KDF for key derivation
• OS keyring integration (Windows Credential Manager, macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service)
• No plaintext storage

3. Anomaly Detection

ML-based detection of suspicious system behavior:

from device_fingerprinting.ml_features import FeatureExtractor, AnomalyDetector
import numpy as np

# Train on baseline data
normal_data = np.random.rand(100, 3)  # [cpu%, memory%, battery%]
detector = AnomalyDetector()
detector.train(normal_data)

# Monitor system
extractor = FeatureExtractor()
current_features = extractor.collect_features()
prediction, score = detector.predict(current_features)

if prediction == -1:
    print(f"⚠ Anomaly detected (score: {score:.2f})")
else:
    print(f"✓ Normal behavior (score: {score:.2f})")

# Save/load model
detector.save_model("baseline.pkl")
detector.load_model("baseline.pkl")

Detection Capabilities:

• Debugger and reverse engineering detection
• Virtual machine identification
• System tampering indicators
• Abnormal resource usage patterns

Architecture

System Components

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   Your Application                       │
└────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘
                 │
        ┌────────┴────────┐
        │  API Layer      │
        │  - Fingerprint  │
        │  - Security     │
        │  - Storage      │
        └────────┬────────┘
                 │
    ┌────────────┼────────────┐
    │            │            │
┌───▼───┐   ┌───▼───┐   ┌───▼────┐
│Crypto │   │  ML   │   │Storage │
│Engine │   │Anomaly│   │Manager │
└───────┘   └───────┘   └────────┘
    │            │            │
    └────────────┼────────────┘
                 │
        ┌────────┴────────┐
        │  Data Collection│
        │  - CPU Info     │
        │  - MAC Address  │
        │  - Disk Serial  │
        │  - System Stats │
        └─────────────────┘

Security Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Hashing	SHA3-512	Fingerprint generation
Encryption	AES-GCM-256	Data at rest encryption
KDF	Scrypt	Password-based key derivation
Storage	OS Keyring	Secure credential management
ML	IsolationForest	Anomaly detection

Advanced Usage

Complete Integration Example

from device_fingerprinting.production_fingerprint import ProductionFingerprintGenerator
from device_fingerprinting.ml_features import FeatureExtractor, AnomalyDetector
from device_fingerprinting.secure_storage import SecureStorage
import numpy as np

class DeviceSecurityManager:
    def __init__(self):
        self.generator = ProductionFingerprintGenerator()
        self.storage = SecureStorage("./data", "my_app", "device_001")
        self.detector = AnomalyDetector()
        
    def initialize(self):
        """Initialize security system"""
        # Generate and store fingerprint
        fp = self.generator.generate_fingerprint()
        self.storage.set_item("fingerprint", fp['fingerprint_hash'])
        
        # Train anomaly detector
        baseline = self._collect_baseline()
        self.detector.train(baseline)
        self.detector.save_model("./detector.pkl")
        
        return fp['fingerprint_hash']
    
    def verify_device(self):
        """Verify device hasn't changed"""
        current = self.generator.generate_fingerprint()
        stored = self.storage.get_item("fingerprint")
        return current['fingerprint_hash'] == stored
    
    def check_security(self):
        """Check for anomalies"""
        extractor = FeatureExtractor()
        features = extractor.collect_features()
        prediction, score = self.detector.predict(features)
        
        return {
            'is_normal': prediction == 1,
            'score': score
        }
    
    def _collect_baseline(self, samples=100):
        extractor = FeatureExtractor()
        data = [extractor.collect_features() for _ in range(samples)]
        return np.array(data)

# Usage
manager = DeviceSecurityManager()
device_id = manager.initialize()

# Periodic verification
if manager.verify_device():
    status = manager.check_security()
    if not status['is_normal']:
        print(f"⚠ Security alert: Anomaly detected")

JWT Authentication Integration

from device_fingerprinting.production_fingerprint import ProductionFingerprintGenerator
import jwt
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

def create_device_bound_token(user_id, secret_key):
    """Create JWT bound to device"""
    generator = ProductionFingerprintGenerator()
    device_fp = generator.generate_fingerprint()
    
    payload = {
        'user_id': user_id,
        'device_id': device_fp['fingerprint_hash'],
        'exp': datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=24)
    }
    
    return jwt.encode(payload, secret_key, algorithm='HS256')

def verify_device_bound_token(token, secret_key):
    """Verify JWT and device match"""
    payload = jwt.decode(token, secret_key, algorithms=['HS256'])
    
    generator = ProductionFingerprintGenerator()
    current = generator.generate_fingerprint()
    
    if payload['device_id'] != current['fingerprint_hash']:
        raise SecurityError("Device mismatch detected")
    
    return payload['user_id']

Use Cases

Authentication & Security

• Multi-factor authentication (device-based 2FA)
• Session binding to specific devices
• Account takeover detection
• Credential sharing prevention

Licensing & DRM

• Per-device software licensing
• License key validation
• Installation tracking
• Prevent unauthorized copying

Fraud Detection

• Detect suspicious device changes
• Monitor for automated bots
• Identify virtual machines
• Track device reputation

Compliance & Auditing

• Device access logs
• Compliance reporting
• Track data access by device
• Audit trail generation

Technical Specifications

Hardware Data Collection

Component	Information	Platform Support
CPU	Model, cores, architecture	Windows, macOS, Linux
Network	MAC addresses	Windows, macOS, Linux
Storage	Disk serial numbers	Windows, macOS, Linux
System	OS type, version, hostname	All platforms

Cryptographic Primitives

Algorithm	Key Size	Security Level	Standard
SHA3-512	N/A	256-bit	FIPS 202
AES-GCM	256-bit	256-bit	FIPS 197
Scrypt	256-bit	Memory-hard	RFC 7914

ML Anomaly Detection

• Algorithm: IsolationForest (scikit-learn)
• Features: CPU%, Memory%, Battery%, Network activity
• Training: Minimum 50-100 baseline samples
• Output: Binary classification (-1=anomaly, 1=normal) + anomaly score

Dependencies

Core Requirements

• numpy >= 1.21.0 - Numerical operations
• scikit-learn >= 1.0.0 - Machine learning
• psutil >= 5.8.0 - System metrics
• cryptography >= 41.0.0 - Encryption
• keyring >= 23.0.0 - OS keyring integration

Optional Features

• pqcdualusb >= 0.1.4 - Post-quantum cryptography
• boto3 - AWS S3 integration
• azure-storage-blob - Azure Blob Storage

Testing

Test Suite

• 57 tests covering all core functionality
• 31% code coverage
• Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions
• Multi-platform testing (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Multi-version testing (Python 3.9-3.12)

Run Tests

# Install dev dependencies
pip install device-fingerprinting-pro[dev]

# Run tests
pytest

# With coverage
pytest --cov=device_fingerprinting --cov-report=html

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

ImportError: No module named 'sklearn'

pip install scikit-learn>=1.0.0

KeyringError: No backend found (Linux)

sudo apt-get install gnome-keyring
# or
export PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND=keyring.backends.null.Keyring

Fingerprint changes after reboot

• Check if MAC addresses are randomized (privacy features)
• Ensure network interfaces have stable ordering
• Verify disk serials are accessible with proper permissions

Anomaly detector reports false positives

• Collect more baseline samples (100+ recommended)
• Train during normal system operation
• Adjust contamination parameter (default: 0.1)

Performance Optimization

Fingerprint Generation:

• Cache results (fingerprints rarely change)
• Use async for network operations
• Skip slow hardware checks if needed

Anomaly Detection:

• Reduce sampling frequency (e.g., every 60s)
• Use pre-trained models
• Batch predictions when possible

Storage Operations:

• Batch writes
• Use in-memory cache for frequent reads
• Compress large data before encryption

Documentation & Support

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Johnsonajibi/DeviceFingerprinting
• Full Documentation: https://github.com/Johnsonajibi/DeviceFingerprinting/blob/main/README.md
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/Johnsonajibi/DeviceFingerprinting/issues
• Changelog: https://github.com/Johnsonajibi/DeviceFingerprinting/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add tests for new features
4. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

Changelog

Version 2.0.0 (2025-10-18)

• Initial PyPI release
• Production-ready device fingerprinting
• ML-based anomaly detection
• AES-GCM encryption and secure storage
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Comprehensive test suite (57 tests)
• CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions

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Made with ❤️ by the Device Fingerprinting Pro Team

For detailed documentation with interactive diagrams, visit: https://github.com/Johnsonajibi/DeviceFingerprinting