Smart ID - Identities for manufacturing
Protect things with trusted identities for manufacturing
Ensure that the connected things you produce are provisioned with a trusted identity.
Do you recognize these challenges?
Whether the connected thing is a vehicle, a refrigerator, a toy or a sensor, the manufacturing process
may pose security challenges:
- Issuance of birth certificates in a secure manufacturing network without Internet connectivity
- On-device key generation is time consuming and a bottleneck in the manufacturing process
- Cumbersome administration and maintenance of multiple Certificate Authorities (CA)
- OPC UA (IEC 62541) Global Discovery Service (GDS) certificate management
STIHL selects Nexus to secure IOT connected equipment
STIHL is a German manufacturer of chainsaws and handheld power equipment with a vast international manufacturing network. Innovation has helped the brand to be the world’s biggest selling chainsaw brand for over four decades.
Trusted identities for IoT (Internet of Things)
During this release video, we explore topics pertaining to secure provisioning and management of trusted identities for IoT. Some of the topics we cover include what is PKI and how it ensures confidentiality, integrity, and availability of a connected ecosystem, and Nexus’s solutions around birth (factory) identity and on-field identity for IoT devices.
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How does it work?
A “Factory CA” issuing a “birth certificate” to the connected device when manufactured, ensures that the device can authenticate and securely communicate with an IoT application. It furthermore enables the device to authenticate for being onboarded to an IoT platform and/or become part of the operating environment. An “operational CA” can issue an operational certificate for the same device to be used for secure communication in this operating environment.
Nexus Smart ID IoT provides a factory CA where security requirements mandate an on-premise CA. Nexus GO IoT service, based on Nexus Smart ID IoT, can also provide PKI certificate lifecycle management throughout the devices’ lifetime. A “lifecycle CA” can augment the factory CA and provide revocation status service and renewal of certificates. Nexus Smart ID and the GO IoT service are based on mature, scalable, highly reliable, continuously tested and maintained products. The multi-CA solution helps you adapting the PKI hierarchy and request certificates via standard protocols. Nexus' solution offers administration, reporting and automation features and has a solid track record.
Why Nexus
The main advantages of Nexus GO IoT are:
High security
Is based on PKI certificates, which enable authenticated and encrypted device-to-cloud and device-to-device communication
Service
Gets you started with PKI certificates as a service in a quick and easy way, using the trial service, to verify the actual certificate provisioning with your IoT application. Pay as you go.
Flexibility
Scalable and flexible solution, which supports multiple standards and enrollment protocols for various devices.