MQTT
A More Secure MQTT
NoPorts solves MQTT’s security issues
It’s great for handling large numbers of devices, low-bandwidth connections, and real-time data transmission, making it super useful for IoT applications. It connects smart home and wearable devices, monitors, and controls machinery in factories. It also collects data from sensors in fields and greenhouses in agriculture, and tracks location and status of goods in transit.
Even though MQTT is lightweight and efficient, its inherent privacy and security limitations can be a bottleneck for IoT deployments. Here’s how they’re solved by using NoPorts:
MQTT
Requires Broker Trust
Traditional MQTT relies on centralized brokers, exposing data to potential interception. End-to-end encryption is available, but it is difficult to manage and distribute the keys, so it’s not commonly used.
Presents Authentication Challenges
Managing certificates is complex, error-prone, and not easy to scale.
Exposes Open Ports
The client-server architecture of MQTT, reliant on open ports, creates opportunities for cyberattackers.
MQTT +
Does Not Require Broker Trust
NoPorts provides a mechanism to clients to privately share cryptographic keys. This means MQTT messages can be encrypted, sent, received, and then decrypted, so there’s no need to trust the broker.
Simple Authentication
With NoPorts, there’s no need to manage certificates on the clients, because the clients can cut their own cryptographic keys.
No Open Ports
NoPorts makes it possible to have no open doors to the Internet and still provide access to authenticated connections to the broker software.
See How to Secure MQTT with NoPorts
In order to begin, you will need purchase NoPorts or sign up for a free 14-day trial.
Simple Inter machine encrypted communication across IP networks WITHOUT open ports or network address translation
Contact us today to learn more about how NoPorts + MQTT can transform your operations.
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