A Novel Software Architecture of Self-Managed, Reusable, Interoperable IoT Asset Whitelisting and Trust Management

Abstract

It has become increasingly important to have decentralized devices whitelisted, and distributed self-contained trust management systems when the number of Internet of Things (IoT) assets continues to grow exponentially. The reliance of vendors on devices is increasing without much focus being placed on an open platform and interoperable software architecture. Consequently, enormous amounts of similar IoT devices are injected into systems that typically require massive maintenance and generate large amounts of electrical waste without much consideration for reusability and interoperability. This research paper sufficiently established a novel software architecture and practical solution to manage IoT device interoperability by properly addressing essential core self-managed, whitelisted, and distributed trust management processes.