Defining a Security Architecture for Real-Time Embedded Systems

Abstract

Providing information assurance (IA) for embedded aerospace platforms in a network centric battlespace presents new challenges for information-intensive system development and deployment. This paper will discuss ongoing research being conducted by Raytheon under two Air Force programs. As part of this research, Raytheon is assessing the vulnerability of mission-critical platforms to information warfare attacks on the infrastructure required to achieve interoperability and information sharing. This paper discusses Air Force missions, the technologies that are likely to be used to achieve interoperability, ongoing research in IA that can be leveraged, any IA vulnerabilities that are not yet being addressed, and approaches to mitigating those vulnerabilities. Recommendations for promising future research directions are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA465687

Entities

People

  • Carolyn Boettcher
  • G. A. Gandara
  • Mark Hama
  • Tod Reinhart

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Cryptography
  • Data Links
  • Embedded Systems
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Secure Communications
  • Security Protocols
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Transport Protocols
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space