On the features and challenges of security and privacy in distributed internet of things

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Available online xxxx Keywords: Internet of Things Distributed Architectures Security In the Internet of Things, services can be provisioned using centralized architectures, where central entities acquire, process, and provide information. Alternatively, distributed archi­ tectures, where entities at the edge of the network exchange information and collaborate with each other in a dynamic way, can also be used. In order to understand the applicabil­ ity and viability of this distributed approach, it is necessary to know its advantages and dis­ advantages – not only in terms of features but also in terms of security and privacy challenges. The purpose of this paper is to show that the distributed approach has various challenges that need to be solved, but also various interesting properties and strengths.