SHIFT: a Security and Home Integration Framework for IoT

With the growing popularity of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and the smart home market, third party data stores and remote cloud environments, security and privacy of personal data is the central problem. Since the existing Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) have yet to provide a lightweight solution to safeguard privacy within smart homes, this paper presents the Security and Home Integration Framework for IoT (SHIFT). SHIFT leverages an open-source architecture to integrate existing tools, including home assistants and network monitors, into a unified framework designed to monitor and control smart home devices through security policies. The proof-ofconcept prototype for monitoring and controlling smart home device communications using user-defined policies successfully monitors device activity, processes data, and enforces user policies in a live smart home environment. SHIFT gives users control over their devices and data while balancing convenience with privacy and security.