| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
Knowledge of computer networks.
Basic knowledge of cryptology and security goals.
Basic knowledge of operating systems including handling the Linux command line; Basic knowledge of Linux and Windows command line commands. Basic ability to write a Linux script.
Basic programming knowledge (C, Java) and the ability to learn another programming language (at least the basics) yourself (e.g. Python, Perl) |
| Course content |
The starting point are architectures for IoT systems, which consist of small and micro devices, active and passive communication infrastructure and a complex server landscape in the background system
- Cloud computing, edge computing, fog computing
- Message-based, stream-oriented, etc. architectures (e.g. MQTT, Apache Kafka), practical application
- Communication strategies (publish / subscribe, client / server, ...) and quality of service
- Transfer protocols for networking: CoAP, REST, Web Sockets
- Always On Architectures: Partial / Incidental On
- Effects of the architectures on resources (power, throughput, costs, ...) and vice versa
Security:
The following content relates to IoT / distributed systems, even if not explicitly stated.
- IoT security architectures
- Specific security challenges / goals / requirements for IoT / distributed systems
- Specific threats to IoT / distributed systems
- Best practices for IoT security
- Norms and standards
- Cryptology and cryptological applications in the field of IoT / distributed systems
- Trust and Trusted Computing (TPM); Trusted Execution Environments TEE; Secure elements;
- Secure Boot
- Clear and secure proof of identity for products, processes and machines
- Key management in the field of IoT (including hardware-based solutions)
- Micro-segmentation
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| Learning outcomes |
The students
- know current design patterns for software architectures of distributed systems
- can make a well-founded selection for their use
- know current threats and consider the security goals in the draft
- can implement the design patterns with the appropriate frameworks
- can implement countermeasures against current threats in practice
- know best practices in the field of IoT / distributed systems and can implement them
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture with exercises on the individual architectures; Lecture and case study on safety in teams of two. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
Evaluation of the exercises 10%
Writen exam 90%
For a positive grade, a minimum of 50% of the possible points must be achieved in each part of the examination. |
| Comment |
None |
| Recommended or required reading |
- Butun, Ismail (2020): Industrial IoT: Challenges, Design Principles, Applications, and Security. 1st ed. 2020 edition. Cham: Springer.
- Pal, Shantanu et al. (2020): ‘Security Requirements for the Internet of Things: A Systematic Approach.’ In: Sensors, 20 (2020), 20. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20205897
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| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Face-to-face event with selected online elements |