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Work item:
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X.1353 (ex X.ztd-iot)
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Subject/title:
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Blockchain-based Security Methodology for Zero-Touch Deployment of Massive IoT
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Status:
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Determined on 2024-03-01 [Issued from previous study period]
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Approval process:
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TAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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2024-01 (No priority specified)
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Summary:
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Massive Internet of Things (mIoT) is a significant application of future communication networks. With diverse use cases anticipated in mIoT, it is difficult for manufacturers to pre-install their manufactured IoT devices with mobile-operator-specific and/or service-specific information (e.g., identifiers and keys), since manufacturers may not know where and how their devices will eventually be deployed and activated. The current approach relies on customers’ manual configuration which is acceptable for small-scale IoT applications. However, for mIoT devices, the aforementioned approach is unacceptable due to the fact that manual configuration is time consuming, cost-ineffective and cumbersome. Thus, automatic credential provisioning without user’s involvement, known as "zero-touch" is needed for mIoT.
This Recommendation provides a security methodology for designing a decentralized credential management system to support the zero-touch deployment of future mIoT based on the blockchain technology. This is one feasible and promising approach to achieve the zero-touch deployment for future massive-IoT. Zero-touch deployment will enable IoT devices to obtain credentials automatically from their mobile network operator and their service provider, and thus automatically connect to the network and the service. This will greatly facilitate the future deployment of mIoT devices for verticals. This Recommendation covers security architecture, security considerations and related security procedures (such as device attestations, authentication, and credential provisioning), which are essential for building such a zero-touch deployment platform for mIoT.
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Comment:
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TAP determined at SG17 Aug/Sep 2022 meeting, TAP re-determined at SG17 Feb/Mar 2023 meeting, TAP approval deferred by SG17 Aug/Sep 2023 meeting, TAP re-determined again in this SG17 Feb/Mar 2024 meeting.
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First registration in the WP:
2020-09-10 17:38:21
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Last update:
2024-04-22 17:44:46
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