IoT Device Automated Certificate Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IoT systems require manual configuration for secured communications, which is time-consuming and complex, involving multiple password management and human input, leading to potential security compromises.
Innovation Solution
An automated method where an IoT device broadcasts tokens to a gateway, which responds with an encrypted message, allowing the device to decrypt and validate the message, request a certificate, and establish a secured connection without human intervention, reducing configuration time and complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration is used for secured communications, then security can be established, but configuration time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The IoT device automatically performs certificate validation and secured connection establishment without requiring administrator intervention. The device independently validates certificates against the certification authority and completes the secured connection process, eliminating manual configuration steps while maintaining security requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures the IoT device with the certification authority's certificate during manufacturing or initial setup. This preliminary action allows the device to automatically validate certificates during the connection process without requiring real-time manual intervention, thus reducing configuration time while maintaining security validation.
2Reliability
If manual configuration is used for secured communications, then security can be established, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The automated method enables the IoT device to independently complete the entire secured connection process including certificate validation and connection establishment. This self-service approach eliminates the need for administrators to manually manage multiple passwords and certificates, significantly reducing operational complexity while maintaining security requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex certificate management and validation process from the administrator's responsibilities and transfers it to the IoT device itself. By taking out the manual configuration steps and automating them on the device, the system reduces operational complexity while maintaining the necessary security validations.
3Reliability
If manual configuration is used for secured communications, then security can be established, but the need for human input creates potential security compromises
Solution Approach 1:
The IoT device automatically validates certificates against the certification authority and establishes secured connections without requiring human input. This self-service automation eliminates security risks associated with manual password management and human error while maintaining the necessary security validations through automated certificate verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where the IoT device receives and validates certificate information from the gateway, verifies it against the certification authority, and automatically adjusts the connection process based on validation results. This feedback loop ensures security requirements are met while eliminating the need for human intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media that perform the steps of transmitting a token to a gateway, receiving a response token including an encrypted message, decrypting the encrypted message using a decryption key associated with the token to generate a decrypted message, validating content of the decrypted message, transmitting a certificate request in response to successfully validating the content of the decrypted message, receiving a certificate in response to the request, validating the certificate against a certification authority, and transmitting encrypted data via a secured connection in response to successfully validating the certificate.