{"id":26697,"date":"2026-04-28T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/security-and-trust-in-industry-4-0-the-role-of-digital-identities\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:46:26","slug":"challenges-in-implementing-digital-identities-in-the-industrial-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/challenges-in-implementing-digital-identities-in-the-industrial-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenges in Implementing Digital Identities in the Industrial IoT\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26697\" class=\"elementor elementor-26697 elementor-21973\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4038eee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4038eee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd51595 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd51595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19912b elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b19912b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9912e929\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Challenges in Implementing Digital Identities in the Industrial IoT<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16b3417 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16b3417\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87d697f\" data-id=\"87d697f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ec08 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2b2ec08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9912f4e4\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Challenges in Implementing Digital Identities in the Industrial IoT<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9edb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"5e9edb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Industrial-IoT-digital-identity-integration-challenges.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Industrial-IoT-digital-identity-integration-challenges.png 1536w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Industrial-IoT-digital-identity-integration-challenges-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Industrial-IoT-digital-identity-integration-challenges-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Industrial-IoT-digital-identity-integration-challenges-720x480.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17e190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b17e190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99130d8a\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > The introduction of digital identities in the Industrial IoT often fails not because of technology \u2014 but because of implementation.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b728297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b728297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99131855\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > What appears clear and structured in theory meets legacy systems, heterogeneous environments, and a lack of automation in practice.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffc88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"1ffc88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99132469\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > This is where the real challenge begins.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2205778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2205778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Implementation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d4a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"68d4a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991331d6\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Why Implementation in the Industrial IoT Is Particularly Challenging\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebfa60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"4ebfa60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99133e84\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Industrial environments are rarely uniform. Most have evolved over many years.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c161565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"c161565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99134aa4\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Digital identities must be integrated into existing plants and systems that were never designed to support automated security mechanisms or end-to-end certificate management.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23c92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"a23c92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991357a0\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > As a result, IT concepts cannot simply be transferred. Implementation becomes significantly more complex.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf0ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"0cf0ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991363e9\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Projects take longer because solutions must be adapted to existing infrastructure.\nAt the same time, coordination between IT and production increases, and security gaps often persist longer than planned.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e4ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b5e4ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"PKI\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62929bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"62929bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99137091\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Challenge 1: Building and operating a PKI in the industrial IoT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f3ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"97f3ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99137b45\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > For a device to have a trustworthy digital identity, it needs a digital certificate.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc50b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"dc50b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991385fe\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > This certificate is issued by a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), the central trust authority in the Industrial IoT.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c68a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"44c68a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99139448\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > The technology itself is well established. The real challenge lies in integration. <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06750e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"e06750e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9913a097\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > In practice, this includes:<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b95933 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"3b95933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_3b95933\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a scalable certification infrastructure<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a589fd9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"a589fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_a589fd9\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrating it into existing systems and processes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c841b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"d3c841b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_d3c841b\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensuring availability and trust<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b55ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"9b55ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99143933\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > The effort rarely lies in the PKI itself, but in embedding it into existing workflows.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1797e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"e1797e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99144773\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > Responsibilities for issuing, renewing, and monitoring certificates are often unclear \u2014 and this is where operational gaps emerge.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0373f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"4e0373f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9914549f\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > This leads to increased coordination between IT and OT and raises the risk of misconfigurations during operation. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be290e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"be290e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Rollout\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090186d elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"090186d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9914632a\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Challenge 2: Certificate rollout and distribution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d245551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"d245551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991472d6\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > The biggest hurdle often arises at the very first step:\n<b>How does the digital identity get onto the device?<\/b><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b55396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"7b55396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99147d66\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > In many industrial environments, automated processes are missing.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a7987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"62a7987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991488db\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > As a result, certificates have to be uploaded to devices manually.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407bbbd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"407bbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_407bbbd\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each device must be configured individually<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1eb1e3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"c1eb1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_c1eb1e3\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process is time-consuming and error-prone<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ec5e0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"79ec5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_79ec5e0\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scaling across many devices becomes difficult<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4574a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"c4574a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9914e437\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > Certificates are installed one by one \u2014 a process that can take days or even weeks in larger deployments with hundreds of devices. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1c7c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2a1c7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9914f1fc\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > In typical projects, this step alone can significantly delay rollout, especially when production downtime must be avoided.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e01ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b5e01ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99150041\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > For many industrial components, such as sensors or PLCs, the technical foundation for automation is simply not in place.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fd243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a2fd243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Uniformity\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab93987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"ab93987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99150eba\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Challenge 3: Heterogeneous systems and lack of standardization<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9c419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"5f9c419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99151d82\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Industrial environments are rarely standardized.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a3469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"28a3469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99152c12\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Instead, machines of different generations coexist \u2014 with different operating systems, vendors, and interfaces.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab58d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"4ab58d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991539fb\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Typical examples include:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2917220 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"2917220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_2917220\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A machine running an outdated Linux version<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d1690 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"63d1690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_63d1690\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another using a proprietary system<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907dd4e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"907dd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_907dd4e\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A third based on Windows<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15b06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b15b06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99158e2a\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Many of these systems are not centrally managed and rely on different communication protocols.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0324a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2a0324a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99159a9a\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > As a result, security mechanisms cannot be defined once and deployed consistently.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ffac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"74ffac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915a6ba\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Instead, they must be adapted individually for each system \u2014 increasing effort and making consistent implementation nearly impossible.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288a5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"288a5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915b3fd\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > This not only increases complexity but also leads to higher operational costs and makes scaling across multiple sites significantly more difficult. <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aa5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"95aa5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Operation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e852c8 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2e852c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915bdb0\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Challenge 4: Operation and lifecycle management<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"f1cf2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915c505\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Digital identities must not only be deployed \u2014 they must be continuously managed.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c0c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b2c0c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915cc03\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > A device does not simply receive a certificate once and remain secure.\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f03ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"33f03ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915d7d9\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Certificates expire, need to be renewed, and must be revoked if compromised.\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464bab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"464bab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9915e249\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > In practice, this means:\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17fea3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"f17fea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_f17fea3\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continuously checking certificate validity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6102445 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"6102445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_6102445\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Detecting and revoking compromised devices quickly<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffef79 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"7ffef79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_7ffef79\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintaining full traceability of changes and processes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f06b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2f06b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991622f5\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > This effort is often underestimated.\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d35d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"7d35d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99162aaa\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Without automation, certificates expire or are renewed too late.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72c7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b72c7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991631e5\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > The consequences are immediate:\nDevices may suddenly stop communicating, leading to unplanned downtime.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86154e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"c86154e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9916391c\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > At the same time, security issues may remain undetected, causing significant follow-up costs.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5e86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9b5e86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Interaction\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ec75c elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b3ec75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99164087\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > How these challenges reinforce each other<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6f217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"cf6f217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991649a4\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > These challenges rarely occur in isolation.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4edb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"a4edb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9916516d\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > A lack of automation in rollout leads to manual certificate management.\nAt the same time, heterogeneous systems prevent consistent implementation.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2c80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"5f2c80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3648\" height=\"2122\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 3648 2122&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31743 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations.png 3648w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations-1536x893.png 1536w, https:\/\/devity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Digital-Identities-in-Industrial-IoT-\u2013-Challenges-in-Integration-Rollout-and-Operations-2048x1191.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 3648px) 100vw, 3648px\" data-aspect=\"1.7191328934967\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be73d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"3be73d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99173700\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > As a result, the challenges reinforce each other, turning individual issues into a complex overall process.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2953c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"f2953c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99174710\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Immediate impact on:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9667e7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9667e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c22ffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c22ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778a7e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"778a7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_778a7e9\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High time expenditure\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f12764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f12764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f174ec3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"f174ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_f174ec3\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tachometer-alt\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slow implementation\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec2e3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ec2e3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6709f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"d6709f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_d6709f8\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shield-alt\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Increasing risks\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c50eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a5c50eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Success\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45d9f4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"f45d9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9917b145\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > What is required for successful implementation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07607a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"07607a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9917c00c\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Successfully implementing digital identities in the Industrial IoT requires more than technical understanding.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a9c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"c8a9c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9917cf96\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > What matters is that implementation works in practice.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b214abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"b214abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b9917dea3\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > This includes:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7875379 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"7875379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_7875379\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Automated processes for deploying and renewing certificates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6859d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"ba6859d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_ba6859d\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clearly defined responsibilities for issuance, operation, and monitoring<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8eee2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"9b8eee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_9b8eee2\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integration that works with existing systems and heterogeneous environments<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574334e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"574334e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_574334e\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel iconbox-side\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-circle\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Solutions that do not require individual customization for each device<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817a1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"817a1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99184eab\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Only then does complexity become manageable, and digital identities can be reliably used in operation.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e74fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"34e74fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf1883 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"cdf1883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99185acc\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5133898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"5133898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b991864a5\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Digital identities are not an unsolved technical problem.<b> <\/b>The challenge lies in execution.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40526b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"40526b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99187026\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Legacy systems, heterogeneous environments, and a lack of automation turn a clear security concept into a complex, manual process.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5430a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"5430a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99187cbb\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > The solution is not more technology \u2014 but consistent implementation.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f38fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2f38fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99188719\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > Only when identities are automatically deployed, integrated across systems, and reliably managed in operation does implementation become scalable.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce54b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"6ce54b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f4b99188e7b\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left div\"  > <b>Without these prerequisites, digital identity in the Industrial IoT remains a strong concept \u2014 but not a solution that works in practice.<\/b><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-css-sticky-column elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b370f30 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" style=\"--lqd-sticky-offset:30px\" data-id=\"b370f30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28b3ff3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28b3ff3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6536dd5\" data-id=\"6536dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b8474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_custom_menu\" data-id=\"d0b8474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_custom_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-fancy-menu lqd-custom-menu pos-rel menu-items-has-fill left lqd-menu-td-none\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"reset-ul\" id=\"lqd-custom-menu-d0b8474\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Implementation\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty right-icon icon-next-to-label\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy implementation in the industrial IoT is particularly challenging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#PKI\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty right-icon icon-next-to-label\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenge 1: Building and operating a PKI in the industrial IoT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Rollout\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty right-icon icon-next-to-label\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenge 2: Certificate rollout and distribution\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Uniformity\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty right-icon icon-next-to-label\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenge 3: Heterogeneous systems and lack of standardization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Operation\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty right-icon icon-next-to-label\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-arrow-forward\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenge 4: Operation and lifecycle management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Interaction\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty left-icon icon-next-to-label\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow these challenges reinforce each other\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Success\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty left-icon icon-next-to-label\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is required for successful implementation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#Conclusion\" target=\"_self\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-icon d-inline-flex hide-if-empty left-icon icon-next-to-label\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConclusion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Challenges in Implementing Digital Identities in the Industrial IoT Challenges in Implementing Digital Identities in the Industrial IoT The introduction of digital identities in the Industrial IoT often fails not because of technology \u2014 but because of implementation. What appears clear and structured in theory meets legacy systems, heterogeneous environments, and a lack of automation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-it-security","category-it-sicherheit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26697"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31939,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26697\/revisions\/31939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devity.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}