Nair, Kishor KNair, H2021-11-262021-11-262021-08Nair, K.K. & Nair, H. 2021. Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179 .978-1-6654-1984-0978-1-6654-1983-3978-1-6654-4748-5DOI: 10.1109/icABCD51485.2021.9519377http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179Internet of Things (IoT) wireless devices has the capability to interconnect small footprint devices and its key purpose is to have seamless connection without operational barriers. It is built upon a three-layer (Perception, Transportation and Application) protocol stack architecture. A multitude of security principles must be imposed at each layer for the proper and efficient working of various IoT applications. In the forthcoming years, it is anticipated that IoT devices will be omnipresent, bringing several benefits. The intrinsic security issues in conjunction with the resource constraints in IoT devices enables the proliferation of security vulnerabilities. The absence of specifically designed IoT frameworks, specifications, and interoperability issues further exacerbate the challenges in the IoT arena. This paper conducts an investigation in IoT wireless security with a focus on the major security challenges and considerations from an IoT protocol stack perspective. The vulnerabilities in the IoT protocol stack are laid out along with a gap analysis, evaluation, and the discussion on countermeasures. At the end of this work, critical issues are highlighted with the aim of pointing towards future research directions and drawing conclusions out of it.FulltextenInternet of ThingsIoTIoT protocol stackIoT wireless securityIoT protocol stack vulnerabilitiesConference PresentationNair, K. K., & Nair, H. (2021). Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179Nair, Kishor K, and H Nair. "Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack." <i>2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD), Durban, South Africa, 5-6 August 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179Nair KK, Nair H, Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nair, Kishor K AU - Nair, H AB - Internet of Things (IoT) wireless devices has the capability to interconnect small footprint devices and its key purpose is to have seamless connection without operational barriers. It is built upon a three-layer (Perception, Transportation and Application) protocol stack architecture. A multitude of security principles must be imposed at each layer for the proper and efficient working of various IoT applications. In the forthcoming years, it is anticipated that IoT devices will be omnipresent, bringing several benefits. The intrinsic security issues in conjunction with the resource constraints in IoT devices enables the proliferation of security vulnerabilities. The absence of specifically designed IoT frameworks, specifications, and interoperability issues further exacerbate the challenges in the IoT arena. This paper conducts an investigation in IoT wireless security with a focus on the major security challenges and considerations from an IoT protocol stack perspective. The vulnerabilities in the IoT protocol stack are laid out along with a gap analysis, evaluation, and the discussion on countermeasures. At the end of this work, critical issues are highlighted with the aim of pointing towards future research directions and drawing conclusions out of it. DA - 2021-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD), Durban, South Africa, 5-6 August 2021 KW - Internet of Things KW - IoT KW - IoT protocol stack KW - IoT wireless security KW - IoT protocol stack vulnerabilities LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 978-1-6654-1984-0 SM - 978-1-6654-1983-3 SM - 978-1-6654-4748-5 T1 - Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack TI - Security considerations in the Internet of Things Protocol Stack UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12179 ER -25132