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Linux and automotive computing security

Linux and automotive computing security

Posted Oct 12, 2012 13:37 UTC (Fri) by peter-b (subscriber, #66996)
In reply to: Linux and automotive computing security by SLi
Parent article: Linux and automotive computing security

> I would be surprised if there are very many high-criticality systems as complex as a TCP/IP stack, let alone the Linux kernel.

As I mentioned in another post, there's a very good counter-example: avionics subsystems within the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle all communicate over TCP/IP. And the Dragon capsule that docked at the ISS this week has avionics that run the Linux kernel exclusively. I think it would be fair to say that those more-or-less *define* "high-criticality"! ;-)


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Linux and automotive computing security

Posted Oct 22, 2012 12:47 UTC (Mon) by pflugstad (subscriber, #224) [Link]

Yes, but they probably didn't need to get FAA DO-178 certification (or whatever the equivalent is for automobiles or health care instruments, etc).

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