Gateway-Based Security Components for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT devices face security vulnerabilities due to lack of high-performance computing platforms, making traditional security measures impractical, and are susceptible to malware, botnet exploitation, and privacy breaches, with potential catastrophic consequences for critical infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that installs security components on IoT devices via gateways, using interceptors and analysis tools to identify and install appropriate security measures based on device and user categories, intercepting interactions, and analyzing traffic patterns to detect anomalies and cyber threats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional security measures (antivirus applications, security policies) are implemented on IoT devices, then security protection is improved, but device complexity and resource consumption increase making it impractical for resource-constrained devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway as an intermediary device that performs security analysis and component distribution functions. The gateway analyzes device categories, user categories, and interaction patterns, then distributes appropriate security components to IoT devices without requiring the devices themselves to run complex security software. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by centralizing complex security functions externally while keeping individual device complexity low.
Solution Approach 2:
The security system is segmented into multiple components: interaction analysis, device categorization, threat assessment, and security component deployment. Each function is separated and executed by different system elements (gateway, analysis tools, security services), allowing resource-constrained IoT devices to receive only the specific security components they need without bearing the burden of comprehensive security software.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive security monitoring and analysis are performed on all IoT device interactions, then detection precision is improved, but processing time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different levels of analysis and security measures to different device categories and interaction types. Instead of uniform comprehensive monitoring, the gateway analyzes device categories and user categories to determine appropriate security component types. This localized approach focuses processing resources on high-risk interactions while using lighter monitoring for lower-risk devices, improving detection precision for critical threats without excessive processing time for all devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial analysis by focusing on key interaction patterns and device categories rather than exhaustive monitoring of every byte of traffic. The gateway identifies suspicious patterns and categories, then applies targeted security components rather than continuous full-depth analysis, achieving adequate detection precision with reduced processing time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If security components are customized and distributed based on device and user categories, then adaptability is improved, but system complexity and configuration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway automatically performs device categorization, threat assessment, and security component selection based on interaction analysis. The system self-configures by analyzing device types, user categories, and interaction patterns, then automatically distributes appropriate security components without requiring manual configuration by users or administrators. This automation resolves the contradiction by providing high adaptability through category-based customization while eliminating configuration complexity for end users.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing security to an Internet of Things (IoT) device. An exemplary method comprises, obtaining, by an interceptor located on at least one gateway or the device, information about an interaction of the device with at least one of: other devices, service, and server; by an analysis tool located on the gateway: determining at least one category of the device and at least one category of a user of the device by interacting with a security service based on information received about the interaction of the device; receiving data from the security service, and identifying the security component to be installed on the device based on the data received from the security service, the category of the device and the category of a user of the device; and installing on the device, by the interceptor, the security component identified by the analysis tool.