Secure Exchange of Digital Metrological Data in a Smart Overhead Crane

Tuukka Mustapää; Henri Tunkkari; Jaan Taponen; Leo Immonen; Wiebke Heeren; Oksana Baer; Clifford Brown; Raine Viitala

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Secure Exchange of Digital Metrological Data in a Smart Overhead Crane

Tuukka Mustapää^*, Henri Tunkkari, Jaan Taponen, Leo Immonen, Wiebke Heeren, Oksana Baer, Clifford Brown, Raine Viitala

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Digitalization and the rapid development of IoT systems has posed challenges for metrol-ogy because it has been comparatively slow in adapting to the new demands. That is why the digital transformation of metrology has become a key research and development topic all over the world including the development of machine-readable formats for digital SI (D-SI) and digital calibration certificates (DCCs). In this paper, we present a method for using these digital formats for metrological data to enhance the trustworthiness of data and propose how to use digital signatures and distributed ledger technology (DLT) alongside DCCs and D-SI to ensure integrity, authenticity, and non-repudiation of measurement data and DCCs. The implementation of these technologies in industrial applications is demonstrated with a use case of data exchange in a smart overhead crane. The presented system was tested and validated in providing security against data tampering attacks.

Original language	English
Article number	1548
Number of pages	21
Journal	Sensors
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041548
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2022
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Data trustworthiness
Digital calibration certificate
Digital SI
IoT communication
Metrology
Traceability

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Secure Exchange of Digital Metrological Data in a Smart Overhead Crane

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