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10.6.2 Security Issues in AMI Components
10.6.2.1 Confidentiality in an AMI System e main issue of confiden-
tiality in AMI systems
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is privacy since customers would not want
private firms, marketing agencies, or unauthorized people to access
their energy or electric utilization patterns. erefore, the concerned
authority has to make sure that data leaks do not occur either inten-
tionally or unintentionally.
e AMI communications network must also restrict unauthor-
ized access or information passing between customers. It is important
to keep energy and other information from the smart meter confi-
dential even from physical tampering to access the stored data. Lack
of confidentiality could result in a ...