Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance Plan to Fix its Weak Crypto

The Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance, which recently came under fire for a weak crypto implementation in its protocol, will upgrade existing devices, likely starting in September. Harry Crijns, secretary of the OSGP Alliance in The Netherlands, said fixes have been developed and are “under a...

Open Smart Grid Protocol Homegrown Crypto Weaknesses

In the three years since its inception, the Open Smart Grid Protocol has found its way into more than four million smart meters and similar devices worldwide. And like its SCADA, industrial control system, and embedded system brethren, it’s rife with security issues. Two researchers, Phillip...