Why fleets fail (and how to fix it)
IoT programs often scale faster than security operations. The most common failures are: shared credentials, weak provisioning, and no ongoing trust measurement after deployment.
Secure onboarding pattern
- Register a unique device identity + metadata (owner, site, model, expected services).
- Attest integrity posture (baseline firmware/config).
- Authorize least-privilege service access.
- Monitor trust drift (behavior + integrity changes).
Key rotation triggers
Rotate keys when risk changes
Firmware updates or configuration change; ownership transfer / device redeploy; integrity drift or enrollment anomalies; suspected cloning or impersonation signals.