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Advanced Device Authentication for the Industrial Internet of Things

Authors:
Rainer Falk
Steffen Fries

Keywords: device authentication; Internet of Things; embedded security; cyber security

Abstract:
Device authentication is an essential security feature to ensure the reliable operation of cyber physical systems and the industrial Internet of Things. Solutions have to be both robust and practical to use. After giving an overview on device authentication options, several proposals for advanced device authentication means are presented to increase the attack robustness of device authentication. A well-known cryptographic device authentication using a symmetric cryptographic key or a digital certificate with a corresponding private key for device authentication can be extended with additional validations to check the device identity. Ideas from advanced human user authentication means like multi-factor authentication, continuous authentication, and secret sharing are applied to enhance device authentication.

Pages: 46 to 56

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2017. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2017

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2652