Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) - global connectivity
between all kinds of embedded devices and servers - is
opening new opportunities for everyday applications.
Essential enablers for the IoT are the secure and
authenticated connections between things and servers.
However, existing solutions for setting up
thing-to-server authentication, based e.g. on passwords,
trusted certification authorities, or physical
connection, are not feasible when servers are far away
and things do not have interfaces for inputting passwords
or secrets keys. This paper analyses challenges and
approaches for security pairing these interface
restricted globally distributed things. We explore how
mediating devices, such as smartphones, can be used to
establish security connections. Particularly, we
contribute by analysing how user-friendly security
establishment approaches - out-of-band and
unauthenticated location-based pairing - can be applied
in situations where counterparty is far away or has
incompatible interfaces.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-150 |
Journal | Journal of Communication, Navigation, Sensing and Services (CONASENSE) |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Internet of Things
- embedded device
- security
- authentication
- pairing
- mediated protocol
- smartphone