Identity and Access Control Requirements in the IoT

In the Internet of Things (IoT) the matter of IA it is independently important for a number of specific reasons: there will be far more things than people, which means the scale of the challenge is much bigger in the IoT and a critical success factor; IA IoT services and systems will rapidly fail if I&A fails. While desktops, laptops, servers, and smartphones will usually possess a wide range of functionality even if they fail I&A, or I&A services are unavailable.