An Overview of Security Aspects of IoT Communication Technologies for Smart Agriculture

Wireless sensor networks, as the basis for the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, become more and more used in different agricultural applications, enabling the development of smart agriculture concept. In such environment it is important to provide secure, reliable and energy efficient communications (both between sensor nodes and with remote central location). The paper focuses on analysis of security aspects of different communication technologies suitable for use in smart agriculture. Some suggestions for improving communication security are given. Also, possible use cases for secure communications in smart agriculture are explained. Finally, some conclusions and directions for future development are emphasized.