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S. 1691

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Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
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Committee
Latest Action · August 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
August 1, 2017
Cosponsors (4)
2D 2R
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Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires Internet-connected devices purchased by federal agencies to meet specified security requirements, including requirements that the devices (1) do not contain known security vulnerabilities or defects; (2) rely on software or firmware components capable of accepting properly authenticated and trusted updates from the vendor; (3) rely only on non-deprecated industry-standard protocols and technologies for certain functions; and (4) do not include fixed or hard-coded credentials.

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