Biometric Key Impossibility Theorem: Information-Theoretic Limits of Behavioral Cryptographic Secrecy

This work proves a formal impossibility theorem stating that no observable behavioral or biometric signal can serve as a cryptographic secret under standard semantic security notions (IND-CPA / IND-CCA), in any computational model admitting machine learning approximation and side-channel observability. The result holds in classical, post-quantum, and hybrid adversarial models. We further derive strict architectural consequences for biometric authentication, fuzzy extractors, and behavioral identification systems, showing that such signals may only function as zero-knowledge liveness proofs, not as entropy sources for cryptographic key material.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-12-05
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17602753
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Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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Biometric Key Impossibility Theorem: Information-Theoretic Limits of Behavioral Cryptographic Secrecy

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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Biometric Key Impossibility Theorem: Information-Theoretic Limits of Behavioral Cryptographic Secrecy

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Abstract

This work proves a formal impossibility theorem stating that no observable behavioral or biometric signal can serve as a cryptographic secret under standard semantic security notions (IND-CPA / IND-CCA), in any computational model admitting machine learning approximation and side-channel observability. The result holds in classical, post-quantum, and hybrid adversarial models. We further derive strict architectural consequences for biometric authentication, fuzzy extractors, and behavioral identification systems, showing that such signals may only function as zero-knowledge liveness proofs, not as entropy sources for cryptographic key material.

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Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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