LoRaWAN stands for Long Range Wide Area Network which is largely used to implement the IoT (Internet of Things). It is designed for battery-based wireless network communication and is a top player in the (LPWAN) Low Power Wide Area Network Technologies. LoRaWAN bridges the gap between long-range heavy power consumption networks and short-range low power consumption networks. LoRa is a proprietary radio modulation technology for wireless LAN, and the large Semiconductor and IoT Systems giant Semtech owns the LoRa Technology Patent.
The LoRa-implemented chipsets connect the sensors to a cloud-based platform like AWS or Azure and make way for real-time communication of data along with analytics. And this can be efficiently used in IoT applications. LoRaWAN applications can be found around the globe in around 100 countries.
Why LoRaWAN is Safe and Secure Technology?
The key reason why LoRaWAN is safe and secure is because it provides End-to-End security, and this Authentication & Encryption is applied using the modern 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). AES is the base of a security aspect of LoRaWAN Technology. This means that the data transferred between the network, devices, application, and server is encrypted end-to-end throughout the communication phase.
What is 128-bit AES Encryption?
It is a method of encrypting data in blocks of 128 bits using the Rijndael algorithm popularly known as Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is a symmetric block cipher algorithm that uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data which makes it hard to get cracked by any external sources. This algorithm implements a series of mathematical operations on each block of data that is transmitted over the IoT network. It thus ensures the safety and security of the data that is transmitted.
As of today, AES is considered secure against all known attacks. Also, the United States NSA (National Security Agency) uses AES to protect the country’s top-secret information. AES is widely used in IT (Information Technology) to secure sensitive data. It can be concluded that LoRaWAN is a safe, secure, and robust means of communication for IoT applications, we at Vandyam Solutions deploy this technology to build premium products, namely the Asset Tracker and Animal Tracker.
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