Automated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) serves as the cornerstone of IoT Security, leveraging a proven set of technologies that have long addressed identity, authentication, integrity, and privacy challenges across the Internet and Cloud. Through standards-based PKI certificates or tokens, trust is established for devices, data, and inter-machine connections. However, in the realm of IoT deployments, relying solely on certificates proves insufficient in handling the nuanced layers of authorization, role-based policies, and intricate data flows, especially at the Internet’s Edge.

Automated PKI services tailored explicitly for IoT devices is the most viable solution for establishing the requisite trust in both devices and data for IoT environments. Device Authority KeyScaler brings PKI automation for IoT deployments by simplifying the initial attestation and authorization processes for devices, furnishing them with standards-compliant x.509 Certificates, eliminating weak credentials, and enforcing Zero Trust policies across the device identity lifecycle – all without human intervention. Moreover, with KeyScaler Edge, organizations can extend these capabilities to Edge gateways or other devices operating offline or with sporadic internet connectivity.