Three-way Security Framework for Cloud based IoT Network

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an extensive and rapidly growing technology. Due to its networked nature and rapid implementation in various fields, security is considered a primary challenge. Due to various security vulnerabilities, IoT based infrastructure is prone to numerous security threats which in return affect infrastructure on a wider scale. This paper proposes a three-way security framework which is based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certification mechanism. This framework represents a way to authenticate both the IoT device and the user through a cloud system using digital certificates. The paper introduces the technique and provides a tutorial on IoT authentication paving the way for future work to provide a validation of the protocols.