Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 669-680Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TII.2019.2938885
Keywords
Security; Computer architecture; Synchronization; Informatics; Automation; Cloud computing; Clocks; Digital twin; security; security analysis; security framework; state replication
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- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research [RIT17-0032]
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The digital twin is a rather new industrial control and automation systems concept. While the approach so far has gained interest mainly due to capabilities to make advanced simulations and optimizations, recently the possibilities for enhanced security have got attention within the research community. In this article, we discuss how a digital twin replication model and corresponding security architecture can be used to allow data sharing and control of security-critical processes. We identify design-driving security requirements for digital twin based data sharing and control. We show that the proposed state synchronization design meets the expected digital twin synchronization requirements and give a high-level design and evaluation of other security components of the architecture. We also make performance evaluations of a proof of concept for protected software upgrade using the proposed digital twin design. Our new security framework provides a foundation for future research work in this promising new area.
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