Policy enforcement and continuous policy monitoring on reconfigurable hardware device

Abstract

Systems and method for enforcing a policy of a configuration and continuously monitoring the policy on a Reconfigurable Hardware Device (RHD) are provided. In some embodiments, the RHD comprises a loader component, a validator component, and at least one region of programmable logic. The loader component is configured to receive a configuration from an external entity. The validator component is configured to obtain a policy, perform an evaluation of the policy based on information about the RHD, and perform one or more actions based on a result of the evaluation of the policy. In this way, some embodiments herein can restrict what properties the RHD must comply with before the configuration is deployed and possibly sensitive data is exposed. Further, by adopting some embodiments, the RHD can be used to quickly change behavior of a vehicle when encountering a new location or environmental condition.

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