Secure Deployment of Smart Meters

Secure Deployment of Smart Meters

Článek WoS

This paper presents a security-focused approach to the initialization and secure installation of smart meters compliant with the DLMS (Device Language Message Specification) standard. First, a systematic cybersecurity risk analysis is conducted to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in the smart meter deployment process. Based on this analysis, three approaches to secure meter initialization are proposed: initialization by a technician during installation, initialization within a secure facility of the Distribution System Operator (DSO), and initialization performed directly by the manufacturer. These approaches are compared in terms of cybersecurity, operational practicality, and the required exchange of sensitive information between the manufacturer and the DSO. The results indicate that certain variants can minimize or entirely eliminate the transfer of sensitive data while maintaining compliance with the DLMS standard, thereby enhancing overall system resilience and trustworthiness. Finally, the proposed approaches are validated in a real DSO environment.

This paper presents a security-focused approach to the initialization and secure installation of smart meters compliant with the DLMS (Device Language Message Specification) standard. First, a systematic cybersecurity risk analysis is conducted to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in the smart meter deployment process. Based on this analysis, three approaches to secure meter initialization are proposed: initialization by a technician during installation, initialization within a secure facility of the Distribution System Operator (DSO), and initialization performed directly by the manufacturer. These approaches are compared in terms of cybersecurity, operational practicality, and the required exchange of sensitive information between the manufacturer and the DSO. The results indicate that certain variants can minimize or entirely eliminate the transfer of sensitive data while maintaining compliance with the DLMS standard, thereby enhancing overall system resilience and trustworthiness. Finally, the proposed approaches are validated in a real DSO environment.

AMI; cybersecurity; DLMS; initialization; smart grid; smart meter

AMI; cybersecurity; DLMS; initialization; smart grid; smart meter

KOHOUT, D.; LIESKOVAN, T.; MLÝNEK, P.; FUJDIAK, R.; JASKOLKA, J.

09.04.2026

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

IET Generation Transmission & Distribution

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Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

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https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1049/gtd2.70292