Security IN the Internet of Things

Victor Ake Victor.Ake@ForgeRock.com

CTO Office/Co-Founder

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About me !  26 years experience in the IT Industry.

!  As a System Engineer, Networking, Security, Identity Relationship Management. Ericsson, IBM, 3Com, Sun Microsystems, ForgeRock

!  Co-Founder of FORGEROCK

!  CTO Office

http://www.forgerock.com

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World Wide Web

Mobile Internet

Internet of things Image Source: Kelsey Austin. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kelseyrage/15362515989

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Despite the wave Information is the common key deliverable

Telemetry (Health, Rockets, Energy, Aviation, etc)

Device Identification Sensed Information

Metered information

Forget the HONEY!

Source: Meadows R (2012) Understanding the Flight of the Bumblebee. PLoS Biol 10(9)

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Increasing Amount OF

Security, Privacy & Safety

Concerns

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Top barriers to iot and m2m adoption

Source: Infonetics, January 2014.

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Data in Transit

Data

Access

ACCESS

Access

Data

Security and privacy Things MOBILE/

gateway CLOUD ENterprise

Data

ACCESS

Data

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Security vs Comfort / RISK vs REWARD

Low friction human interaction Unique device identification Device Authenticity

Nature of the data

challenges

Device-user association

Image Source: Sharkawi Che Din. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkawi3d/15374262331/

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More challenges

Limited encryption capabilities Limited resources (RAM/ROM)

Firmware must be upgraded from time to time Limited clock synchronization

Image Soruce: Massimo Piccoli. https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimo_piccoli/12680390774/

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IoT security design rules "  Build Security in, it can not be added later

"  Keep security mechanisms simple

"  Use existing standards

"  Obscurity does not provide security

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IoT security design rules "  Encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit

"  Use well-studied cryptographic building blocks

"  Identity and Access Management must be part of the design

"  Develop a realistic threat model

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Common Security Issues

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secure Web, Mobile and Cloud Interface "  Do not allow default credentials "  Assume device accessed Internally and Externally "  Credentials should not be stored in plain text nor

travel in unencrypted channels "  Protect against account enumeration & implement

account lockout "  Protect against XSS, CSRF, SQLi "  Implement an IAM/IRM system

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Implement an IAM/IRM System Identity creation, Authentication & Authorization

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I’m an Authentic device I’m unique (D) Verify authenticity

and registers device Register me

IDM System

PKI (SE)

Provisioning Device Identity

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Register me

I own device D

I allow device D to send data on my behalf to service S1 for 1 day

Verify identity of user, Register user, Authenticate user Proof possession of Device Create Relationship User-device

Generates OAuth2 Token Provision Refresh and Access Token to device

Authenticate

Store R & A Tokens

AM System

PKI (SE)

Register user, AuthN, claim ownership

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Send Data (OAuth2 Token) Verify Device, OAuth2 Access Token validity and Scope (authorization)

Refresh Token

Associate data to Alice

Negotiate new Access token

…. Token expired

New Access Token Store A.Token

PKI (SE)

AM System

Device send data on behalf of user

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Authenticate

Revoke token

I want to Share my data with My Insurance Company

…. Lost my device

AM with UMA System

HTTP, MQTT, SASL

PKI (SE)

User shares data, revokes tokens

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Network Services

"  Ensure only necessary ports are open

"  Ensure services are not vulnerable to buffer overflow and fuzzing attacks

"  Ensure services are not vulnerable to DoS attacks

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Transport encryption

"  Ensure data and credentials are encrypted while in transit

"  Use secure encrypted channels

"  Use good key lengths and good algorithms (Elliptic Curve provides efficient encrypting)

"  Protect against replay attacks

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Privacy as part of the design

"  Collect only the minimum necessary data for the functionality of the device

"  Ensure any sensitive data collected is properly protected with encryption

"  Ensure the device properly protects personal data

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Software/Firmware "  Ensure your firmware does not contain hardcoded

credentials or sensitive data

"  Use a secure channel to transmit the firmware during upgrades

"  Ensure the update is signed and verified before allowing the update

"  Do not send the public key with the firmware, use a hash

"  Ensure your SVN/GIT repositories do not contain the private keys

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Physical Security

"  Ensure physical access to your device is controlled

"  Accessible USB or SD ports can be a weakness

"  Can it be easily disassembled to access the internal storage (RAM/ROM)

"  If local data is sensitive, consider encrypting the data

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Thank You!

Security in the Internet of Things

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Victor Ake Victor.Ake@ForgeRock.com

CTO Office