[scim] SCIM devices: security considerations

Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> Mon, 11 December 2023 12:03 UTC

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Subject: [scim] SCIM devices: security considerations
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Hi all,

I've created a PR to add some security considerations and to correct 
some minor editorial issues.  Have a look at 
https://github.com/iot-onboarding/scim-devices/pull/22.

Key points:

  * There was some sort of merge error on one of the editorial PRs. 
    This corrects that.
  * The key security consideration: the impact of providing the
    credential will vary based on how the device is configured to trust
    it.  That could range from network-only to full access. Encrypt over
    the top if necessary.

Eliot