Internship Or Master’s Thesis (m/f/d) Certificate Management In Ot
ABB Inc
Mannheim, Germany
Hybrid
Certificate-based authentication
Public key infrastructures (pki)
Https/ssl
You will support industrial research projects by working to improve the process of certificate distribution for providers of OT infrastructure and evaluating the practical feasibility of existing standards
Job Summary
You will support industrial research projects by working to improve the process of certificate distribution for providers of OT infrastructure and evaluating the practical feasibility of existing standards.
Designing and prototyping more user-friendly and reliable ways to distribute certificates in OT environments, drawing inspiration from solutions like Let's Encrypt while adapting them to the unique constraints of industrial networks.
Investigating and accounting for the distinct challenges of OT environments, including air-gapped networks, highly diverse device capabilities, and the overriding priority of operational continuity and safety.
Matching Summary
You will support industrial research projects by working to improve the process of certificate distribution for providers of OT infrastructure and evaluating the practical feasibility of existing standards.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Certificate-based authentication
Public Key Infrastructures (PKI)
HTTPS/SSL
Web security understanding
Programming experience in one language
Fluent English verbal and written
Nice-to-have
Creativity and initiative
Result orientation
Team-minded and independent work
Good understanding of OT domain
Memory-efficient languages (C/C++)
Key Requirements
Study background in computer science, electrical engineering, information security, or similar
Knowledge from software engineering and development experience