LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH ENHANCED SECURITY
A lighting fixture includes a solid-state light source, communications circuitry, a memory, and processing circuitry. The memory stores common security credentials, wherein the common security credentials are pre-installed during a factory calibration process. The processing circuitry is coupled to the solid-state light source, the communications circuitry, and the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to cause the solid-state light source to provide a desired light output. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to join a common network using the common security credentials, wherein only devices with the common security credentials are permitted to join the network.
1 . A lighting fixture comprising:
a solid-state light source;
communications circuitry;
a memory storing common security credentials, wherein the common security credentials are pre-installed during a factory calibration process; and
processing circuitry coupled to the solid-state light source, the communications circuitry, and the memory and configured to:
cause the solid-state light source to provide a desired light output; and
join a common network using the common security credentials, wherein only devices with the common security credentials are permitted to join the common network.
2 . The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
communicate with a device in the common network via the communications circuitry; and
receive updated security credentials from the device via the communications circuitry and store the updated security credentials in the memory.
3 . The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to use the updated security credentials to communicate over the common network.
4 . The lighting fixture of claim 3 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to forward the updated security credentials to an additional device in the common network.
5 . The lighting fixture of claim 4 wherein the common network and the secure network are Thread networks.
6 . The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to forward the updated security credentials to an additional device in the common network.
7 . The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein the device authenticates the lighting fixture to allow the lighting fixture to join the common network.
8 . The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein the updated security credentials are generated by the device.
9 . The lighting fixture of claim 8 wherein the updated security credentials are generated by the device based on user input to the device.
10 . The lighting fixture of claim 2 wherein the lighting fixture and the device form a Thread network.
11 . A lighting fixture comprising:
a solid-state light source;
communications circuitry;
a memory storing common security credentials, wherein the common security credentials are pre-installed during a factory calibration process; and
processing circuitry coupled to the solid-state light source, the communications circuitry, and the memory and configured to:
cause the solid-state light source to provide a desired light output; and
create a common network using the common security credentials, wherein only devices with the common security credentials are permitted to join the common network.
12 . The lighting fixture of claim 11 wherein creating the common network comprises authenticating devices wishing to join the common network based on the common security credentials.
13 . The lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein creating the common network further comprises assigning an address to the devices wishing to join the common network that are authenticated based on the common security credentials.
14 . The lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
receive a command to create the common network from a device; and
create the common network in response to the command.
15 . The lighting fixture of claim 14 wherein creating the common network comprises authenticating the devices wishing to join the common network based on the common security credentials.
16 . The lighting fixture of claim 15 wherein creating the common network further comprises assigning an address to the devices wishing to join the common network that are authenticated based on the common security credentials.
17 . The lighting fixture of claim 14 wherein the command is provided via the common network.
18 . The lighting fixture of claim 14 wherein the command is not provided via the common network.
19 . The lighting fixture of claim 18 further comprising a light sensor, wherein the command is provided via the light sensor.
20 . The lighting fixture of claim 11 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
communicate with a device in the common network via the communications circuitry;
receive updated security credentials from the device via the communications circuitry and store the updated security credentials in the memory; and
communicate with other devices in the common network using the updated security credentials.