Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey
The security of Internet of Things (IoT) systems has consistently been a challenge, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure. One particular approach not yet employed in this domain is the unidirectional communication paradigm. This survey presents an analysis of the most prevalent uni...
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| author | Lucian Gaina Cristina Sorina Stangaciu Daniela Stanescu Bianca Gusita Mihai Victor Micea |
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| description | The security of Internet of Things (IoT) systems has consistently been a challenge, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure. One particular approach not yet employed in this domain is the unidirectional communication paradigm. This survey presents an analysis of the most prevalent unidirectional communication solutions, namely, data diodes, network pumps, unidirectional gateways, and unidirectional protocols. The objective of the survey is to present an analysis of the unidirectional communication methods that meet the requirements of IoT security. These methods are classified according to their implementation and operational mode. The survey analyzes the unidirectional communication solutions based on their performance, the level of security offered, the cost-effectiveness, and their cost of implementation. Additionally, it includes an analysis of the existing off-the-shelf unidirectional communication implementations found in the industry. Furthermore, it identifies some of the most important current issues and development directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-309e6b4f53984a279da6f2ff2bb6adf82024-12-13T16:31:49ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-11-012423752810.3390/s24237528Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A SurveyLucian Gaina0Cristina Sorina Stangaciu1Daniela Stanescu2Bianca Gusita3Mihai Victor Micea4Department of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaThe security of Internet of Things (IoT) systems has consistently been a challenge, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure. One particular approach not yet employed in this domain is the unidirectional communication paradigm. This survey presents an analysis of the most prevalent unidirectional communication solutions, namely, data diodes, network pumps, unidirectional gateways, and unidirectional protocols. The objective of the survey is to present an analysis of the unidirectional communication methods that meet the requirements of IoT security. These methods are classified according to their implementation and operational mode. The survey analyzes the unidirectional communication solutions based on their performance, the level of security offered, the cost-effectiveness, and their cost of implementation. Additionally, it includes an analysis of the existing off-the-shelf unidirectional communication implementations found in the industry. Furthermore, it identifies some of the most important current issues and development directions.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7528securityInternet of Things (IoT)unidirectional communicationscritical infrastructuredata diodesnetwork pumps |
| spellingShingle | Lucian Gaina Cristina Sorina Stangaciu Daniela Stanescu Bianca Gusita Mihai Victor Micea Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey Sensors security Internet of Things (IoT) unidirectional communications critical infrastructure data diodes network pumps |
| title | Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey |
| title_full | Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey |
| title_fullStr | Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey |
| title_short | Unidirectional Communications in Secure IoT Systems—A Survey |
| title_sort | unidirectional communications in secure iot systems a survey |
| topic | security Internet of Things (IoT) unidirectional communications critical infrastructure data diodes network pumps |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7528 |
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