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Towards Automating IoT Security: Implementing Trusted Network-Layer Onboarding

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Author(s)

Michael Fagan, Jeffrey Marron, Murugiah Souppaya, Paul Watrobski, Karen Kent, Blaine Mulugeta, Susan Symington

Abstract

This document provides an overview of trusted Internet of Things (IoT) device network-layer onboarding, a capability for securely providing IoT devices with their local network credentials in a manner that helps to ensure that the network is not put at risk as new IoT devices are connected to it — enhancing network security and management.
Citation
NIST Cybersecurity White Papers (CSWP) - 42
Report Number
42
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.42
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Keywords

application-layer onboarding, bootstrapping, FIDO, Internet of Things (IoT), Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD), Matter, network-layer onboarding, onboarding, Wi-Fi Easy Connect
Trustworthy networks

Citation

Fagan, M. , Marron, J. , Souppaya, M. , Watrobski, P. , Kent, K. , Mulugeta, B. and Symington, S. (2025), Towards Automating IoT Security: Implementing Trusted Network-Layer Onboarding, NIST Cybersecurity White Papers (CSWP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.42, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960286 (Accessed November 26, 2025)

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Created November 25, 2025
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