Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design a Secure-by-Default IoT Device Provisioning Flow. Advanced challenge in design. Designing real products under real constraints, earn a blockchain-veri...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Replace a hard-coded factory password with per-device mTLS provisioning that adds under 90 seconds to the installer's per-device workflow.
This is not a design exercise. It is the work a product designer does between a brief and a shipped interface. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates redesign Spotify's homepage and none who have worked under real product constraints.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design per-device credential provisioning that survives a hostile installer environment
- Apply mutual TLS to constrained IoT devices with secure-element backing
- Threat-model a provisioning flow including factory, field, and rotation phases
- Balance security-by-default against installer-experience constraints
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Cyber-Physical and Cybercrime Topics
Master · Security
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Cyber-Physical and Cybercrime Topics at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Iot Security
Apply iot security to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Secure Provisioning
Apply secure provisioning to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Mutual Tls
Apply mutual tls to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Secure Boot
Apply secure boot to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Threat Modeling
Apply threat modeling to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Embedded Firmware
Apply embedded firmware to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: