Imagine sending a secret letter through a chain of strangers; you need to know who to trust and which path is safest. This project builds a smart system that automatically checks if the devices in a network are secure before sending data through them. It picks the safest and fastest route, even when the hardware comes from different brands.
Current cloud-centric security cannot handle the shift to edge computing where data must pass through untrusted, third-party hardware. Businesses lack a way to verify the trust-state of a distributed network in real-time to ensure secure data delivery.
A system for distributed attestation of network nodes and a mechanism to automatically calculate and enforce the most secure communication path across different vendors.
If you are a Smart Factory Operator dealing with insecure data flow between floor sensors and edge servers — this project developed a trust quantification system that ensures safety-critical information only travels through verified hardware.
If you are an Energy Grid Manager dealing with hardware from multiple different vendors across a wide area — this project developed vendor-agnostic trusted path establishment that secures communications across different administrative domains.
If you are an Autonomous Fleet Provider dealing with changing network conditions and untrusted edge nodes — this project developed adaptive trust policies that optimize the communication path based on real-time security states.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures are not provided as this is a research and innovation action.
The project is designed for the 'compute continuum' and will be evaluated in 4 operational use-cases and 3 diverse application domains to test its scalability.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not listed, though the results are intended to feed into IETF standards.
The system is designed to be vendor-agnostic, meaning it can establish trusted paths across different hardware and software infrastructures seamlessly.
The project runs from 2024-10-01 to 2027-09-30, suggesting the final validated results will be available by late 2027.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 59% industry ratio, comprising 10 industrial partners and 7 SMEs. This strong commercial presence, spanning 11 countries, suggests the project is focused on practical market application rather than pure academic research, supported by 5 universities and 1 research center.
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