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Applying security principles to building automation
Applying security principles to building automation
Building automation is shifting from proprietary networks to IP networks, creating a large impact on network management as there will be an influx of Building IoT devices on the network. These devices will need to be securely added to the network and then provisioned in the Building Management System (BMS). This process will involve Information Technology (IT) administrators and the provisioning in the BMS system will involve Operational Technology (OT) administration. To reuse an existing, managed IT network, the devices on that network need to be evaluated by IT managers before onboarding to the network, since being on the same network can cause disruption for the other services that are running on the same network. Using the same IT network for IoT devices will avoid duplicating a second network in the building, with the additional benefit of reusing the existing operational infrastructure to manage the devices.
It is for these reasons that the same security requirements should be applied for Building IoT devices as for other devices managed by the IT department. The initial step is…
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BACnet & OCF Core Framework
This is an article that outlines how the OCF Core Framework can be used in combination with BACnet objects. It describes how BACnet objects can be used on top of the OCF Core Framework, which will eliminate the translation of OCF models into BACnet objects.
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BACnet Gateway & OCF
This is an article that outlines how OCF can be used in building automation. It describes how an BACnet Gateway can translate OCF sensors and actuators in BACnet objects, so that the OCF devices can be represented in BACnet.
The C2 Consensus on IoT Device Security Baseline Capabilities
OCF is pleased to work with CTA and CSDE on establishing an IoT Device Security Base Line. Through Collaboration with these organizations, OCF is able to provide our expert insights and work with some of the biggest players in the IoT industry to bring about a consensus of baseline capabilities that will drive the global market for IoT toward increased security. OCF not only contributed our technical materials, but our advice, support, and recommendations, including an annex to the C2 document that maps the OCF specification to the C2 Consensus security capabilities. This annex includes details on which release of the OCF Specification currently applies to each of these capabilities and what each capability does to secure different aspects of the IoT. By providing this annex of capabilities that the OCF currently maps to and enables within the specification, the OCF is not only sharing our thoughts on what the IoT industry should be doing, but OCF is actually implementing and providing these capabilities today through our publicly available specification and open source implementation – IoTivity.