Security, Encryption & Compliance Standards

01Security Philosophy

Security is engineered into every layer of IoT Connect, from edge microcontroller firmware to cloud TimescaleDB hypertables.

02Edge & Device Transport Security

• Encrypted Ingestion: MQTT over TLS (Port 8883) with X.509 client certificates and mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication.
• Token Authorization: Cryptographically signed device provisioning tokens with automatic revocation support.
• Secure OTA Updates: Cryptographic checksum verification (SHA-256) on all firmware updates before flashing.

03Cloud & Infrastructure Hardening

• Encryption at Rest: AES-256 full-disk encryption for PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB and Redis state clusters.
• Strict Role-Based Access (RBAC): Fine-grained permissions per branch and vessel.
• DDoS & Web Application Protection: Edge rate limiting, brute-force mitigation, and Cloudflare Turnstile integration.

04Compliance & Vulnerability Management

• Regular automated static analysis (SAST) and dependency vulnerability audits.
• Third-party penetration testing and continuous security monitoring.
• To report a security issue, contact info@iot-connect.tech with PGP-encrypted details.