Inside the Internet of Things - Bryon Moyer Blog
[From last episode: IoT devices need keys so that they can communicate securely. At least one key is installed during manufacturing, and it’s also stored in a database.] Once you unbox your shiny new IoT gadget, you’re supposed to “register” — or on-board — it with the cloud. Why do […]
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Welcome to 2018. There’s lots more to talk about regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), but let’s pause to do a quick recap of what we’ve seen so far. I’ve included links for easy review of the original topics. The IoT connects everyday items to the internet. There are four […]
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[From the last episode: we looked at Alertgy, a new company trying to make accurate, non-invasive glucose testers] We’ve just spent a bunch of time discussing communications. But being able to communicate means you need to get your messages out and in. Which means you need, so to speak, a […]
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[From the last episode: We reviewed what we’ve already discussed for security, and laid the groundwork for the upcoming discussion.] Encryption is all about secret codes. There’s absolutely nothing new about it; we’ve been using codes for centuries, and kids still do it all the time. Just not at the […]
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[From the last episode: We looked at the notion of expressing text as a number and then multiplying by a key to encrypt it.] Last time we looked at a very primitive way of encrypting some text: by multiplying by a key. Some challenges with this approach immediately come to […]
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