IoT Device Nutrition Labels

Posted by JD 03/23/2020 at 17:00

Computing & IoT devices need to have a few things printed on the box:

  • Support EoL date
  • Patch schedule
  • What works without internet connectivity
  • What requires internet connectivity to work
  • List of all {domains|IPs}:{ports} required for each network connection
  • List of protocols used for each external connectivity
  • 2FA standards supported
  • How new firmware is updated – USB flashing, network load, something else

Think of those items as the Nutrition Label on boxed foods.

What is missing from the Label?