Question

what technologies I can use to implement encryption on IoT and/or key fobs of vehicles?

Answer 1

The Internet of Things (IoT) brings a new set of security concerns. Unlike VPN encryption, which safeguards networks through an encrypted and anonymous tunnel, IoT devices must be inbuilt with their own strong security and encryption standards. VPN allocates an isolates space on the network. However, inside the VPN space, all the network nodes can be accessed by any participant. When IoT devices are out there, a VPN has many open doors.

1. The Data Encryption Standard (DES). ...
2. The U.S. Government Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) ...
3. Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES). ...
4. RSA Encryption. ...
5. Twofish Encryption Algorithm.

1. The Data Encryption Standard (DES).

The U.S. Government National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) oversees this formal encryption method or DES. DES uses the same encryption key to encrypt and decrypt data. Both the sender and the receiver must have the same private key. The latter process is known as a symmetric key algorithm.The important difference between DES and AES (described below) is that DES is less secure than AES. In fact, DES encryption is a result of a 30-year-old effort by the U.S. government to provide cryptographic security for all government communications. The goal was to achieve both cryptographic security and standardization. DES is the cornerstone of cryptography, but has since been cracked by researchers.

2. The U.S. Government Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

AES uses a single encryption key of varying lengths. The AES algorithm concentrates on a single block of data and re-encrypts it 10 to 14 times, depending on the key length.When using an internet connected medical device, AES meets U.S. Government requirements for HIPAA data protection. AES also meets FINRA standards for protecting financial records. AES is an efficient and elegant algorithm whose strength resides in its key length options. The longer the key length, the more exponentially difficult it is to break the encryption.

3. Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES).

This algorithm is a type of computerized cryptography where each block of data receives three passes. Additional security comes from the larger key length. Triple DES was replaced by NIST, which adopted the aforementioned AES. Triple DES is now considered obsolete, but is still used by some IoT products because of its compatibility and flexibility.What Triple DES does well is protect against brute force attacks. Brute force is an exhaustive effort (as opposed to intellectual strategies) through repeated trial and effort. Brute force attacks use automated tools to guess various combinations until the hacker cracks the key.

4. RSA Encryption.

The initials RSA come from the last names of three founders of RSA Data Security (Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman). RSA encryption employs a public key encryption technology licensed by RSA Data Security, who also sells its accompanying development kits.RSA encryption allows users to send encrypted information without having to previously share the code with the recipient. It is a public-key encryption, and the public key can be shared openly. However, the data can only be decrypted by another private key. Each RSA user has the common public key, but only designated recipients are privy to the private key.

5. Twofish Encryption Algorithm

Twofish is another block cipher algorithm proposed by Counterpane Labs over 20 years ago as a replacement for the AES. Twofish was a finalist for selection as the new NIST Advanced Encryption Standard, but was not selected.Twofish uses a block ciphering system based on a single key of any length up to 256 bits. This encryption standard is efficient on computers with lower capacity processors and IoT device smart cards. Twofish appears in many of the free encryption software products like VeraCrypt.