METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ONBOARDING IN AN IoT NETWORK

An electronic device for onboarding at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device in an IoT network, the electronic device comprising:

• a sensor configured to detect a user command;
• at least one processor configured to:
• generate an encryption key based on features extracted from the user command, and
• encrypt auto-onboard configuration data associated with the IoT network using the encryption key;
• and
• a communicator configured to transmit the encrypted auto-onboard configuration data to the at least one IoT device for onboarding in the IoT network.

An apparatus for joining an Internet of Things (IoT) network, the apparatus comprising:

• a communicator configured to receive, from an electronic device, an auto-onboard configuration data encrypted with a pre-shared key provided by a manufacturer of the apparatus, wherein the auto-onboard configuration data is associated with the IoT network;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• retrieve a pre-shared key by verifying whether at least one IoT device in the IoT network includes the pre-shared key from a manufacturer of the at least one IoT device,
• decrypt the encrypted auto-onboard configuration data using the pre-shared key, and
• join the IoT network.