by Ludwig Seitz

The Internet of Things (IoT) has particular security and privacy problems. The Internet Engineering Task Force is designing authentication and authorization mechanisms for the most constrained devices which are part of the Internet of Things.

by Corinna Schmitt and Burkhard Stiller

There exists a multitude of implemented, as well as envisioned, use cases for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). Some of these use cases would benefit from the collected data being globally accessible to: (a) authorized users only; and (b) data processing units through the Internet. Much of the data collected, such as location or personal identifiers, are of a highly sensitive nature. Even seemingly innocuous data (e.g., energy consumption) can lead to potential infringements of user privacy.