Public key infrastructures and digital certificates for the Internet of things

Michael Schukat; Pablo Cortijo

doi:10.1109/ISSC.2015.7163785

Public key infrastructures and digital certificates for the Internet of things

Michael Schukat
, Pablo Cortijo

Computer Science

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Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

31 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The exponential growth of connected autonomous embedded devices (aka the IoT) will pose huge challenges with regard to device- and inter-device communication security. Features like encrypted communication, device authentication and device authorisation must be appropriately addressed in order to provide a reliable and penetration-resistant device network. However, recent examples of cyber-attacks on such networks and the current lack of generic standards have shown that there is still a long way to go. Public key infrastructures (PKI) and digital certificates are key elements of today's secure Internet infrastructure. This paper analyses the benefits, limitations and suitability of both concepts for IoT deployments in combination with secure communication protocols. Based on this assessment it proposes an adopted PKI architecture that provides and manages customised X.509 digital certificates.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467369749
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2015.7163785
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2015
Event	26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015 - Carlow, Ireland Duration: 24 Jun 2015 → 25 Jun 2015

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Name	2015 26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015

Conference

Conference	26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Carlow
Period	24/06/15 → 25/06/15

Keywords

Internet of things
Public-key infrastructure
digital certificates
network security

UN SDGs

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Public key infrastructures and digital certificates for the Internet of things. / Schukat, Michael; Cortijo, Pablo.
2015 26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7163785 (2015 26th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2015).

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