AWS Security Blog
Category: Internet of Things
Using Amazon Verified Permissions to manage authorization for AWS IoT smart home applications
This blog post introduces how manufacturers and smart appliance consumers can use Amazon Verified Permissions to centrally manage permissions and fine-grained authorizations. Developers can offer more intuitive, user-friendly experiences by designing interfaces that align with user personas and multi-tenancy authorization strategies, which can lead to higher user satisfaction and adoption. Traditionally, implementing authorization logic using […]
How to import AWS IoT Device Defender audit findings into Security Hub
You can find an newer version of this solution that includes integration to AWS IoT Device Defender Detect on this IoT Blog AWS Security Hub provides a comprehensive view of the security alerts and security posture in your accounts. In this blog post, we show how you can import AWS IoT Device Defender audit findings […]
AWS Security releases IoT security whitepaper
We’ve published a whitepaper, Securing Internet of Things (IoT) with AWS, to help you understand and address data security as it relates to your IoT devices and the data generated by them. The whitepaper is intended for a broad audience who is interested in learning about AWS IoT security capabilities at a service-specific level and […]
AWS re:Invent Security Recap: Launches, Enhancements, and Takeaways
For more from Steve, follow him on Twitter Customers continue to tell me that our AWS re:Invent conference is a winner. It’s a place where they can learn, meet their peers, and rediscover the art of the possible. Of course, there is always an air of anticipation around what new AWS service releases will be […]
How to Eliminate the Need for Hardcoded AWS Credentials in Devices by Using the AWS IoT Credentials Provider
January 12, 2023: This post was updated to remove some instructions that are no longer needed on recent versions of Mac OSX and when run would result in an error. August 31, 2021: AWS IoT Core Credential Provider enables customers to request temporary, limited-privilege security tokens that are valid up to 12 hours and use […]
How to Use Your Own Identity and Access Management Systems to Control Access to AWS IoT Resources
AWS IoT is a managed cloud platform that lets connected devices easily and securely interact with cloud applications and other devices by using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol, HTTP, and the MQTT over the WebSocket protocol. Every connected device must authenticate to AWS IoT, and AWS IoT must authorize all requests to determine […]