[iot-wg] [BCOP] Adressing Thread & Matter for IoT

Hi Peter,

I would be happy to volunteer myself for  discussion on this topic.

Best,
Poonam

On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 12:40 PM Peter Steinhäuser <ps at embedd.com> wrote:

> Dear collegues,
>
> since the IoT WG released it's first BCOP document [1] some time has
> passed. Several technologies discussed in the document – i.e. DPP, USP –
> have become mandatory for large carriers and can be found the majority of
> their roadmaps. The considerations regarding secure onboarding can also be
> found in works of other researchers and became common ground – I think this
> document was a good and useful first step, but technologies are evolving
> and new options and requirements surface.
>
> Recent talks with carriers revealed that all intend to increase their
> efforts in managing IoT devices in their customer's homes or start such
> efforts. All of them refer to Thread [2] and Matter [3] as the technologies
> of choice – which makes sense given that at these standards increase
> compatibility and are backed up by large players like Google, Amazon &
> Apple. Since Thread is based upon IPv6 it offers new options and
> possibilities to integrate with existing network infrastructure an
> standards. Nevetheless it also requires re-evaluation of threats and attack
> vectors in such networks.
>
> I would like to initiate work on a follow-up BCOP document that centers
> around the changes Thread and Matter do introduce to networks, but that
> also takes into account our findings that got incorporated into the fist
> BCOP document this WG has released. Especially the challenges regarding
> onboarding and security in general remain the same and would be needed to
> be evaluated in regards to the new technologies.
>
> An IPv6 based IoT networking protocol offers also new possibilities for
> integrating IoT devices into networks and can change the way we look at
> such networks. This should also be part of such a document.
>
> I would like to ask the members of this WG about their opinion about these
> considerations. And I also want to ask for volunteers to work an such a new
> BCOP document and would be glad to initiate and manage the process.
>
> Sincerely,
> Peter
>
> [1] https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-759
> [2] https://openthread.io/guides/thread-primer
> [3] https://csa-iot.org/all-solutions/matter/
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