i4Q IIoT Security Handler

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Secure your machines and your data in any environment with i4QSH

Project: i4Q

Publisher: IKERLAN, ITI

Technology: Hardware Secure Module, Data Management

Industry: General

INTRODUCTION

i4QSH is a cloud service that distributes trust across the architecture using a hardware secure
module as a trust anchor point by means of x509 certificates and HSM (Hardware Secure
Module). Once the trust is distributed, the software enables the mechanisms to expose
cryptography operations that other i4Q Solutions can consume, adjusting security and safety
policies at different levels to ensure trustability and privacy of data.

FEATURES/BENEFITS

 

  • Features: 

 

  • Access to licensing
  • Possibility of customisation, with development of new functionalities and/or integration.

 

  • Benefits:

 

Both services enable to distribute trust in some scenarios:

  • Secure OPC-UA communication in an industrial environment. 
  • Secure IoT connection between the cloud and the factory.
  • Secure data storage

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Code

i4QSH

Type

Micro Service

Technology Topics

Security, EJBCA, PKCS11

Development

Java

C 

C++

RESOURCES

How it works

Component

Interact

Identifying technical relationships

CA (Certificate Authority)

Manages digital identity life cycle

It can be used to manage the x509 certificate life cycle in OPC-UA agents or IoT Devices

PKCS11 Rest Interface 

Provides functions to secure communications, secrets, databases, etc. 

It can be used by other solutions to provide security on top of communications between different endpoints or to safely store data.  

HSM 

Root of Trust for CA and PKCS11 Rest Interface

It can be the RoT to provide security in an OPC-UA network or an IoTCloud connection. 

USE CASE

SERVICES LINKED

PUBLISHERS

IKERLAN - IKERLAN is since 1974 a leading center in technology transfer and in the contribution of competitive value to industry. We offer integral solutions combining different technological domains in two main areas: Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies (EICT), and Energy and Mechatronics. As a co-operative member of the MONDRAGON Corporation and the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), IKERLAN maintains a sustainable, competitive business model in permanent transformation.