Date Published: November 25, 2025
Author(s)
Michael Fagan (NIST), Jeffrey Marron (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Paul Watrobski (NIST), Karen Kent (Trusted Cyber Annex), Blaine Mulugeta (MITRE), Susan Symington (MITRE)
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. Additionally, the paper demonstrates the security benefits of trusted network-layer onboarding and how it can address problems with current IoT device onboarding practices.
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....
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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. Additionally, the paper demonstrates the security benefits of trusted network-layer onboarding and how it can address problems with current IoT device onboarding practices.
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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
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