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Internet of Things for Architects

By : Perry Lea
Book Image

Internet of Things for Architects

By: Perry Lea

Overview of this book

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people's well-being. An architectural guide is necessary if you want to traverse the spectrum of technologies needed to build a successful IoT system, whether that's a single device or millions of devices. This book encompasses the entire spectrum of IoT solutions, from sensors to the cloud. We start by examining modern sensor systems and focus on their power and functionality. After that, we dive deep into communication theory, paying close attention to near-range PAN, including the new Bluetooth® 5.0 specification and mesh networks. Then, we explore IP-based communication in LAN and WAN, including 802.11ah, 5G LTE cellular, Sigfox, and LoRaWAN. Next, we cover edge routing and gateways and their role in fog computing, as well as the messaging protocols of MQTT and CoAP. With the data now in internet form, you'll get an understanding of cloud and fog architectures, including the OpenFog standards. We wrap up the analytics portion of the book with the application of statistical analysis, complex event processing, and deep learning models. Finally, we conclude by providing a holistic view of the IoT security stack and the anatomical details of IoT exploits while countering them with software defined perimeters and blockchains.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
The IoT Story

Cryptography


Encryption and secrecy are absolute requirements of IoT deployments. They are used for securing communication, protecting firmware, and authentication. Regarding encryption, there are generally three forms to consider:

  • Symmetric key encryption: Encryption and decryption keys are identical. RC5, DES, 3DES, and AES are all forms of symmetric key encryption. 
  • Public Key encryption: Encryption key is published publicly for anyone to use and encrypt data. Only the receiving party has a private key used to decrypt the message. This is also known as asymmetric encryption. Asymmetric cryptography manages data secrecy, authenticates participants, and forces non-repudiation. Well-know internet encryption and message protocols such as Elliptic Curve, PGP, RSA, TLS, and S/MIME are considered public keys. 
  • Cryptographic hash: Maps data of an arbitrary size to a bit string (called the digest). This hash function is designed to be "one way". Essentially, the only way to recreate the output hash...