scope:

The present document specifies high-level security and data protection provisions for consumer IoT devices that are connected to network infrastructure (such as the Internet or home network) and their interactions with associated services. The associated services are out of scope. A non-exhaustive list of examples of consumer IoT devices includes:

• connected children's toys and baby monitors;

• connected smoke detectors, door locks and window sensors;

• IoT gateways, base stations and hubs to which multiple devices connect;

• smart cameras, TVs and speakers;

• wearable health trackers;

• connected home automation and alarm systems, especially their gateways and hubs;

• connected appliances, such as washing machines and fridges; and

• smart home assistants.

Moreover, the present document addresses security considerations specific to constrained devices.

EXAMPLE: Window contact sensors, flood sensors and energy switches are typically constrained devices.

The present document provides basic guidance through examples and explanatory text for organizations involved in the development and manufacturing of consumer IoT on how to implement those provisions. Table B.1 provides a schema for the reader to give information about the implementation of the provisions.

Devices that are not consumer IoT devices, for example those that are primarily intended to be used in manufacturing, healthcare or other industrial applications, are not in scope of the present document.

The present document has been developed primarily to help protect consumers, however, other users of consumer IoT equally benefit from the implementation of the provisions set out here.

Annex A (informative) of the present document has been included to provide context to clauses 4, 5 and 6 (normative). Annex A contains examples of device and reference architectures and an example model of device states including data storage for each state.