Johnson Controls has partnered with DigiCert, the provider of digital certificate services and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), to provide customers with connectivity for smart building technology. The Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital suite can use the DigiCert ONE PKI platform.
Mike Ellis, executive vice president and chief customer and digital officer at Johnson Controls, said: “This strategic partnership allows Johnson Controls to offer our customers increased peace of mind by mitigating the risk of costly operational interruptions due to cybersecurity attacks while providing resilient, trusted smart building solutions that use the most advanced PKI technology from DigiCert, the clear leader in its field. Our domain expertise in healthy, secure and smart buildings, combined with DigiCert’s trusted digital identity and automated certificate management capabilities, will further enhance our OpenBlue suite and offer a clear advantage for smart building operations.”
The firms say that the PKI means that hardware, software and communication remains trusted through the lifecycle of the smart building. This is for the managing of digital certificates to provide device authentication and identity, data encryption and integrity.
Mike Nelson, vice president of IoT security at DigiCert, said: “Johnson Controls is taking an important leadership stance in providing building owners confidence that their devices are safely and securely connected to the network using robust PKI solutions. DigiCert ONE singularly offers container-based, cloud-native technology for fully automated certificate management with flexible deployment and secure and simple integration with the OpenBlue ecosystem. DigiCert ONE’s IoT Device Manager provides complete IoT device lifecycle management that, together with OpenBlue, will ensure secure digital transformation of smart buildings.”
Johnson Controls recently announced a partnership with Pelion, covering connectivity, security and intelligence at the edge for Johnson Controls’ OpenBlue. Pelion’s device and edge management will be used with DigiCert services in digital identities in OpenBlue solutions.
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