February 15, 2022

Industrial IoT: Connected Oil & Gas Rigs

Overview

This energy corporation requires an IoT security platform to manage and secure critical infrastructure devices.

The Problem

IoT Edge gateways and sensors collect and transmit data in real-time to the cloud to automate the operations of oil rigs and refineries. This devices requires a strong root of trust and automated certificate lifecycle to secure communications to/ from the cloud.

Our Solution

Device Authority KeyScaler is used to provide: 

  • Certificate lifecycle management for Azure IoT Edge gateways and leaf devices.
  • Integration with enterprise PKI.
  • Zero touch device provisioning using X.509 certificates to DPS/ IoT Hub.
  • Generation of device root of trust using DDKG

Key Benefits

  • Seamless integration with customer’s PKI.
  • Strong device root of trust using DDKG
  • Reduced complexities through automation for initial zero touch device onboarding to Azure IoT Hub through DPS

 

 

WRITTEN BY
Claire Tennant