Configuring Just In Time Provisioning (JITP)

AWS Just In Time Provisioning (JITP) allows you to provision your devices within AWS IoT upon first connection, thereby eliminating many manual configuration tasks. This is relevant in that the MQTT driver supports connections to AWS IoT, using certificates as means of authentication for each MQTT device.

The scenario is that you have many controller devices, which require a connection to AWS IoT. Consequently, each controller requires its own certificate signed by a trusted CA certificate*. These certificates in the past have required manual generation and setup within both Niagara and AWS, and a repetition of the same task when they expire.

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