Paper Presentation: On the Internet of Things, Trust is Relative

16-‐Nov-‐11

Authors:Lothar Fritsch, Arne-‐Kris8an Groven, and Trenton Schulz

Presen8ng:Trenton SchulzResearch Scien8stNorwegian Compu8ng Center

On the Internet of Things, Trust is Rela4ve

Thursday, November 24, 11

WhatTrust Informa/on Are We Looking for on the Internet of Things?

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“Things’” Iden/fica/on:Recogni/on or Iden/fica/on of the Federa/on of “Things”

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Owner Informa/on:iden/fy the owner, controller, or legally responsible person behind a federa/on

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Security & Privacy Informa/on: transparency concerning func/onality, and security and privacy assurance

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What Strategies Can We Use?

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Op/mis/c Strategy: Assume all agents are trustworthy unless proven otherwise.

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Pessimis/c Strategy:Assume all agents are untrustworthy unless proven otherwise.

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Centralized Strategy: Trust informa/on is managed by and obtained from centralized ins/tu/ons.

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Inves/ga/ve Strategy: Check and evaluate agents to determine their trustworthiness.

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Transi/ve Strategy:Analyzing networks of agents to determine their trustworthiness.

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Possible Scenarios…

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Anonymous(Device

Scenario 1

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Friend

Scenario 2

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Scenario 3

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Personalized,Federa.on


Federa&on)AFedera&on)B

Federa&on)CScenario 4: Mul/ple Federa/ons

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Which Strategy for Which Scenario?

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It Depends…Read the posi/on paper: On the Internet of

Things, Trust is Rela4ve

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Image Credits

•Slides 2–5, 7–11, & 17 Copyright 2011 Ge:yImages/Photos.com

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Paper Presentation: On the Internet of Things, Trust is Relative

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Paper Presentation: On the Internet of Things, Trust is Relative