Security Threats to Intent-Based Networks in Cyber-Physical Systems

The possibility of applying the new intention-based networking (IBN) paradigm to the efficient functioning of information processes in cyber-physical systems (CPS) leads to the need to consider new security threats. This article discusses the purpose and main characteristics of IBN. IBN provides a transition from a device-centric network model to a business-centric model operating at a higher level of abstraction. The main differences between IBN and the traditional approach to the construction of network architectures are highlighted, the main advantages of the use of IBN are stated. They consist in providing a more flexible operation of network technologies and optimization of their performance, as well as ensuring compatibility of network technologies through algorithmic management of the configuration of the network. The actual researches in the field of security of such networks are analyzed, the main security problems, arising during the transition to the construction of network infrastructures on IBN paradigm are marked.