Atonomi provides a security protocol and infrastructure to enable billions of IoT devices to have trusted interoperability for both data and commerce.
The key innovation of the Atonomi low-level protocol is to root the identity and reputation of devices on a blockchain-based immutable ledger. Atonomi accomplishes this by building and deploying an ecosystem of participants designed to maintain decentralized consensus for device transactions on the Atonomi Network. Combining on-chain and off-chain resources, and built on Ethereum technology, Atonomi’s architecture is extendible by developers across IoT verticals to secure the vast realm of IoT devices ranging from healthcare and home automation systems, to smart-city infrastructure, to industrial sensors and controllers.
This is required because vertically focused IoT companies are building diverse new applications for both controlled and autonomous device-to-device interactions, but the attack surface represented by billions of IoT devices—most of which are now unprotected or poorly protected—could enable hackers to disrupt the services that is expected to control many aspects of our lives in the coming years.
The Atonomi Security Protocol provides the following fundamental contributions to enable interoperability and secure exchange of data and commerce at scale:
a. Trusted immutable identity of devices through its device identity registration service
b. Reputation protocol to incent and enable Atonomi and decentralized third-party auditors to
build systems to detect and remove bad device actors
c. Tokenized economy for the registration and activation of devices, and facilitation of a
reputation-scoring ecosystem among third-party auditors, and for transaction validation
services
d. Fully extensible architecture designed to be built on top of by vertical IoT applications for
security
Atonomi is a project that leverages established technology of its parent company, Seattle-based
CENTRI Technology. CENTRI is a leader in providing IoT data security solutions, with its technology integrated into IoT solutions produced by multi-billion dollar ecosystem players like Arm, Flex, and Intel, among others. CENTRI’s security technology protects data for IoT devices and provides a solid foundation for Atonomi’s security protocol. Further, CENTRI’s patented security software currently available and on the market for secure communication services, multi-layer crypto key management, and fast indexing and searching of encrypted data is integrated into the broader Atonomi security protocol stack to enable the Atonomi Network to uniquely operate at the high speed required by IoT.
The Atonomi Network is integral to securing the IoT and its real world applications. For example, homeowners could register smart home devices with the Atonomi Network to validate devices on the premises and help eliminate the risk of hackers accessing personal information. Within industrial IoT, the Atonomi Network can protect against hackers gaining control of the sensors, controllers, and other devices that regulate the operation of essential infrastructure, such as hydroelectric dams and utility grids. To unleash the power of IoT, cybersecurity is required.
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