An Approach for Ensuring Communication Security in IoT

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the connection of bodily objects “things” that are embedded with sensors, software, and other components for the purpose of connecting and exchanging statistics(data/information) with other devices and systems over the Internet. The exchanging of data between IoT devices occurs over the network. As a result of that, the kind of data that will be transmitted over the internet needs to be secured and protected from unauthorized users. To achieve this, IoT device communication needs to be achieved securely. The main objective of this paper is to present an overview and compare various communication protocols in the context of IoT (Internet of Things) environments, with a focus on recommending a data exchange mechanism that will provide secure communication after a comparative study.