An authentication system includes a plurality of vehicle components each having a characteristic; a plurality of sensors, each associated with a different one of a plurality of vehicle components, each of the plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data representative of the characteristic of a corresponding vehicle component associated therewith; and at least one processor configured to receive the sensor data from the plurality of sensors, generate a plurality of component signatures based on the received sensor data, combine the plurality of component signatures into a multi-component fingerprint, store the multi-component fingerprint in a secure element, and authenticate the first and the second vehicle component based on the multi-component fingerprint stored in the secure element, where each of the plurality of component signatures is unique to a different one of the plurality of vehicle components, and the multi-component fingerprint is unique to the plurality of vehicle components.