Security manager for hybrid broadcast broadband architecture evolution

This article describes several problems in today's hybrid broadband and broadcast systems connected to processes of unique identification of HbbTV user, its authentication and authorisation. Challenges in the user identification, authentication and authorisation, based on information sources classification and service/user preferences, including multi factor methods are also in the scope of this paper. We will present our research activities that deals with one specific topic - federated authentication. Dedicated centralised security module, called Security Manager, as part of the HBB-NEXT architecture will be introduced. The concept will be extended by proposed component used for IoT/Smart Home application.