Transport Layer Security (TLS) / Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Profiles for the Internet of Things (RFC7925)
Original Publication Date: 2016-Jul-01
Included in the Prior Art Database: 2016-Jul-20
Internet Society Requests For Comment (RFCs)
H. Tschofenig: AUTHOR [+3]
An engineer developing an Internet of Things (IoT) device needs to investigate the security threats and decide about the security services that can be used to mitigate these threats.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) H. Tschofenig, Ed. Request for Comments: 7925 ARM Ltd. Category: Standards Track T. Fossati ISSN: 2070-1721 Nokia July 2016
Transport Layer Security (TLS) / Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Profiles for the Internet of Things
A common design pattern in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments is the use of a constrained device that collects data via sensors or controls actuators for use in home automation, industrial control systems, smart cities, and other IoT deployments.
This document defines a Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) 1.2 profile that offers communications security for this data exchange thereby preventing eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. The lack of communication security is a common vulnerability in IoT products that can easily be solved by using these well-researched and widely deployed Internet security protocols.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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RFC 7925 TLS/DTLS IoT Profiles July 2016
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