Self-Sovereign Identities for Smart Devices
- Current research in identity management is focusing on decentralized trust establishment for distributed identities. One of these decentralized trust models is Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI). With SSI each entity should be able to independently present and manage provable information about itself as well as request and review evidence from other entities. Using a distributed blockchain, information for verifying the authenticity of this evidence can be obtained from any other entity. This concept can be used not only for people, but also for authentication and authorization during the life cycle of devices in the Internet of Things (IoT). This paper presents an SSI-based concept for authentication and authorization of IoT devices among each other, intended to contribute to the change in trust on the internet. The SSI methodology employing a blockchain offers the possibility to establish mutual trust and proof of ownership without relying on any third party. The paper describes the concept, offers a reference implementation, and gives a discussion of the approach.
Author: | Stephan Penner, Thomas Wieland, Marquart Franz |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mit1-opus4-134606 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.48446/opus-13460 |
ISSN: | 1437-7624 |
Parent Title (German): | Konferenzband zum Scientific Track der Blockchain Autumn School 2022 |
Publisher: | Hochschule Mittweida |
Place of publication: | Mittweida |
Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschule Mittweida |
Contributing Corporation: | Hochschule Coburg |
Release Date: | 2022/10/25 |
Tag: | ID Union; Self-Sovereign identities |
GND Keyword: | Internet der Dinge; Cyber-physisches System |
Issue: | 2 |
Page Number: | 8 |
First Page: | 88 |
Last Page: | 95 |
Open Access: | Frei zugänglich |
Licence (German): | Urheberrechtlich geschützt |