Verizon has released digital certificate services for the Internet of Things (IoT), designed to authenticate machine-to-machine systems, securing data transmitted between these connections.
The Managed Certificate Services (MCS) platform can be used instead of "expensive hardware and complex implementations" at reduced costs, allowing users to offload much of the digital certificate management process to the Verizon cloud.
The security service will look after the authentication process, ensuring that devices without proper certificate credential cannot connect to sensitive networks.
Verizon, which has long been delivering digital certificates for purposes such as Web servers, said a pay-as-you-go model will be employed so that users only pay for active certificates.
Eddie Schwartz, VP of global security solutions for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, said: "With the continued explosion of the Internet of Things and the expansion of connected objects and machines, businesses require a simple, scalable and effective way to manage identity and data integrity.
"Verizon’s Managed Certificate Services build upon our solid digital certificate technology and managed security services expertise with a cloud-based platform to deliver an ideal offering for the age of connected solutions."
The new service is now available in the US and Europe, with a December rollout planned for the Asia-Pacific region.
In October 2013, John Considine, CTO of Verizon Terremark, told CBR about the launch of the new Verizon Cloud and how the company is building on its history with the cloud.
