The IoT is expanding at a rapid rate and is expected to grow over the coming years at a pace which makes previous technology adoptions look insignificant. Predictions are that by 2020 there will be some +20 Billion connected devices worldwide. The IoT promises to connect everything from CCTV cameras, medical devices, smart home products to smart enabled vehicles and many more devices. Connecting these devices is promising to revolutionise our lives today by bringing greater efficiencies, improved customer service, more effective products and services in an abundance of markets and sectors.
With this growth comes many challenges, not least “how do we ensure these devices are secure?” Yet at the same time enabling these IoT devices to connect with services in a robust and automated way which doesn’t stifle or impact the growth of the market. Traditional PKI orientated architectures are too heavy weight and cumbersome for a lot of IoT type applications for today and future products.
