Security Challenges in the IP-based Internet of Things

  • Authors:
  • Tobias Heer;Oscar Garcia-Morchon;René Hummen;Sye Loong Keoh;Sandeep S. Kumar;Klaus Wehrle

  • Affiliations:
  • COMSYS Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;COMSYS Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;COMSYS Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

A direct interpretation of the term Internet of Things refers to the use of standard Internet protocols for the human-to-thing or thing-to-thing communication in embedded networks. Although the security needs are well-recognized in this domain, it is still not fully understood how existing IP security protocols and architectures can be deployed. In this paper, we discuss the applicability and limitations of existing Internet protocols and security architectures in the context of the Internet of Things. First, we give an overview of the deployment model and general security needs. We then present challenges and requirements for IP-based security solutions and highlight specific technical limitations of standard IP security protocols.