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Using Security-through-Obscurity Principle in an Industrial Internet of Things

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Considering the openness of industrial Internet-of-Things systems as compared with conventional SCADA-like systems, the provision of sustainable and continuous production becomes a more relevant and complex task. This article considers the application of the security-through-obscurity principle as the original method of maintaining production process continuity. An attempt to derive a formula for evaluating the protection level when using this principle is described.

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This study was funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant IB), scientific project 20/2020.

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    A. D. Dakhnovich, D. A. Moskvin & D. P. Zegzhda

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Dakhnovich, A.D., Moskvin, D.A. & Zegzhda, D.P. Using Security-through-Obscurity Principle in an Industrial Internet of Things. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 55, 1061–1067 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411621080083

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