Self management of credentials by IoT devices

A device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory;
• a communication interface for communicating with one or more other devices via a network;
• and
• a bus for connecting the at least one processor with the at least one memory and the communication interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• determine an occurrence of any one of a plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a given number of system reboot commands for the device, the device being provided with access to at least one network service via a server separate from the device;
• request information to update a current credential of the device for use in accessing the at least one network service in response to detection of the any one of the plurality of conditions;
• update the current credential of the device with the requested information to maintain security of the device;
• and
• access, by the device, at least one network service based on the updated credential.

A computer program product comprising:

• at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith for execution on at least one processor of a device, the computer readable program code being configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform:
• determining an occurrence of any one of a plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including a given number of system reboot commands for the device, the device being provided with access to at east one network service via a server separate from the device:
• requesting information to update a cryptographic key for use by the device to access the at least one network service in response to the determining of the occurrence of the any one of the plurality of conditions:
• updating the cryptographic key with the requested information to maintain security;
• and
• accessing a network service of the at least one network service based on using the updated cryptographic key, wherein:
• in response to the determining the occurrence of the any one of the plurality of conditions, the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to automatically increase a frequency of the determining an occurrence of any one of the plurality of conditions.