Embedded systems technologies are at the core of many products and applications, for example, ones as used in smart homes or modern cars. These technologies enable new functional features which in turn improve also non-functional aspects such as environmental efficiency. Especially, their inter-connection and coupling with existing networks — here in particular to the internet — allows for an unprecedented boost. At the same time security concerns become consequential since respective security breaches may have dire consequences that range from theft and/or tampering of intellectual property over to malfunctions that can result in threats of safety. This paper presents a survey of software approaches used to prevent reverse engineering, defend against malicious modifications, and to ensure integrity of embedded systems software. The presented methods focus on mechanisms for post development stages that can be used to add/improve security features of existing products. Furthermore, different kind of targets are taken into consideration, separating the introduced security features in regard to their applicability for standalone and OS-based embedded systems.
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ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 6–9, 2017
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5823-3
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Methods for Protection of Intellectual Property in Embedded Linux: A Survey
Florian Gerstmayer,
Florian Gerstmayer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Jürgen Hausladen,
Jürgen Hausladen
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Michael Kramer,
Michael Kramer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Martin Horauer
Martin Horauer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Florian Gerstmayer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Jürgen Hausladen
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Michael Kramer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Martin Horauer
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Paper No:
DETC2017-67422, V009T07A006; 9 pages
Published Online:
November 3, 2017
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Gerstmayer, F, Hausladen, J, Kramer, M, & Horauer, M. "Methods for Protection of Intellectual Property in Embedded Linux: A Survey." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 9: 13th ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. August 6–9, 2017. V009T07A006. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2017-67422
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