Imagine trying to lock every door in a giant building, but every door uses a different brand of lock and a different key. This project creates a universal 'master key' system that works across all types of hardware, regardless of who made them. It ensures that even the cheapest, simplest devices are just as secure as the most expensive ones.
IoT networks are fragmented because devices from different vendors use incompatible security technologies. This creates 'weak points' in unprotected devices that attackers use to penetrate entire systems.
An open-source, portable, and vendor-independent IoT security stack. It includes a reference implementation and a set of unified trusted APIs.
If you are a medical device manufacturer dealing with a mix of high-power monitors and low-power sensors — this project developed an open security stack that provides a consistent security baseline across the whole system. This prevents attackers from using simple, unprotected sensors as entry points to penetrate the network.
If you are a smart factory integrator dealing with hardware from multiple vendors that cannot talk to each other securely — this project developed a vendor-independent security stack. It allows you to write security applications once and run them on different hardware platforms.
If you are a component supplier dealing with complex usage scenarios and powerful hardware — this project developed trusted services to protect ML engine models and biometric templates. This ensures high-level assurance through formal verification of the stack.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not mentioned, but the project provides an open-source reference implementation and open specifications to lower entry costs for new adopters.
Yes, the stack is designed to be modular and portable across a variety of edge devices and multiple hardware platforms, making it suitable for large-scale IoT deployments.
The project focuses on an open-source reference implementation and open specifications to avoid proprietary lock-in and interoperability issues.
It leverages existing hardware features like Arm TrustZone, Intel SGX, and AMD SEV, but also provides a full security implementation for bare metal devices that lack built-in protection.
The project period runs from 2022-11-01 to 2025-10-31, with a first demonstrator already mentioned in the deliverables.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 64% industry ratio, comprising 7 companies (including 5 SMEs) and 4 universities across 8 countries. This strong commercial presence, led by Atos IT Solutions and Services Iberia, suggests the project is focused on practical market application rather than pure academic research.
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