Tern PLC (LON:TERN) says its Internet of Things (IoT) subsidiary Device Authority is to tie-up with global encryption specialist DigiCert.
The partnership will expand the range and type of IoT devices that can be secured with encryption and authentication, Tern told investors.
Utah-based DigiCert's managed PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) services are used by more than 115,000 of government, finance, healthcare, education, and Fortune 500 organisations.
IoT essentially allows devices and machines to be networked and communicate with each other so data can be collected, which allows more direct integration of the physical world into computer systems.
DigiCert's chief technology officer Dan Timpson said: "We're pleased to partner with Device Authority to align our complementary solutions in a way that provides additional value to our customers.
"Through this partnership, we will be able to enhance our current IoT device authentication, encryption and message integrity solutions and extend the appropriate level of PKI to more devices with limited compute power."
The process of onboarding devices into an IoT application must be securely controlled which is where Device Authority comes in.
Its registration controls provide a highly secure, policy-driven trust anchor for onboarding and provisioning devices, said Tern.