ProvPredictor: Utilizing Provenance Information for Real-Time IoT Policy Enforcement

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Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) platforms possess several properties that can potentially jeopardize the safety and security of users, such as distributed deployment, processing sensitive information, and exposed networks. This issue is further exacerbated by the physical nature of IoT allowing devices to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of both persons and property.Some IoT problems can be addressed by taking preventative measures before they happen, which requires making predictions about the future. We design ProvPredictor to gather provenance information in order to train a model to make predictions about potentially unsafe behaviors in the future. To demonstrate the effectiveness of ProvPredictor, we create a realistic deployment using IFTTT, a web-based IoT platform, using the most common IFTTT compatible services and applications in a home environment. We additionally use Agriculture datasets to show how ProvPredictor can operate in industrial systems. We train ProvPredictor on the generated provenance data and find that ProvPredictor can predict violations with over 90% accuracy. With ProvPredictor we demonstrate the advantage that provenance information provides to IoT and the feasibility of a provenance collector that focuses on predicting future behavior.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSecurity and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Vehicles - 2nd EAI International Conference, SmartSP 2024, Proceedings
EditorsXiali Hei, Luis Garcia, Taegyu Kim, Kyungtae Kim
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages110-134
Number of pages25
ISBN (Print)9783031933530
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event2nd EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Vehicles, SmartSP 2024 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: Nov 7 2024Nov 8 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume622 LNICST
ISSN (Print)1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)1867-822X

Conference

Conference2nd EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Vehicles, SmartSP 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period11/7/2411/8/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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